Coyote pup rescued after mother is hit, killed by car while crossing road

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A state trooper helped rescue a coyote pup Sunday night after the pup’s mother was hit and killed by a car while crossing the road near Suffolk Downs.

State police said Trooper Carlo Mastromattei was originally dispatched to a report about a wounded dog Sunday night, but found the frightened pup on the busy Revere Beach Parkway. The trooper called various state agencies for help, but none were available.

Lisa Cutting, of Oceanview Kennel in Revere, was able to respond and brought a crate for the 4-week-old pup.

Mastromattei brought the pup home in the crate overnight, state police said.

Oceanview Kennel brought the pup, which was named Carlos, to Tufts Wildlife Center in Grafton the next day.

Veterinarians there examined the pup and found he was healthy, state police said.

“The little guy is going to be transferred to the care of a wildlife specialist in the Berkshires, who will rehabilitate him and acclimate him to life in the wild, where he will eventually be released,” state police said.

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3 thoughts on “Coyote pup rescued after mother is hit, killed by car while crossing road

  1. What a little darling. I didn’t realize when I had first heard about this that his mother had been hit by a car! But it was nice that the policeman and his girlfriend took care of him overnight until he could get to the wildlife rehab center.

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