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Bedford shelter reports rising intakes and wildlife calls, staff point to development and coyote mating season
Summary
Shelter staff told the board that quarterly intake and field-service numbers rose in several categories, with wildlife calls and some euthanasia counts up; staff and board members linked the trend to local construction and coyote mating season and urged public hazing measures.
Shelter staff told the Bedford Animal Services Board on Feb. 16 that animal intake and field-service calls have increased in recent quarters, driven in part by new development and seasonal wildlife behavior.
"Total intakes, we went from a 101 to a 112," Jose, a shelter staff member, said while reviewing quarterly numbers. He told the board that field calls rose from 915 in a comparable 2024 quarter to 1,082 in 2025. "We're gonna…
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