By CBSLA StaffOctober 21, 2020 at 6:07 pmFiled Under:coyote pup, illegal foothold trap, KCAL 9, man charged animal cruelty, Valley Villagehttps://www.cbsnews.com/live/cbsn-local-la/?premium=1&optanonConsent=15

VALLEY VILLAGE (CBSLA)— A man has been charged with a felony count of animal cruelty for allegedly setting a trap in Valley Village that caught the foot of a coyote pup who eventually had to be euthanized.

Richard David Wallem was also charged with a misdemeanor count of using a trap with saw-toothed or spiked jaws to take fur-bearing mammals, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

The coyote pup reportedly had its foot stuck in the trap for more than 24 hours over the Fourth of July weekend before a local teenager heard its cries and alerted authorities, according to PETA.

Authorities then had to euthanize the pup because of the severity of its injuries, PETA…