these are for dogs/cats and were just on a story on our TV news
CoyoteVest Pet Body Armor
CoyoteVest Pet Body Armor
the pokey sticks are an optional add-on. I think they are extremely punk, especially with all those spikes.Wow when we lived in NC a very large hawk swooped down after our chi. My son was close by so it changed course before grabbing her. But yes it’s a real thing for sure. The idea seems pretty useful. But those pokey sticks seem like they could poke the dog in the eye if they tried to scratch or whatever.
I had a yorkie patient come in once that was grabbed and picked up by a large owl. Very deep puncture wounds from the talons that narrowly missed perforating the intestine. Luckily the owner was a quick thinker and the owl not so fast with its rather plump “catch” and she rescued her dog. The wounds did require quite the healing time though.
This was in the desert, where coyotes commonly jump fences into backyards to steal unattended dogs and owls are actually the bigger threat. They’re silent and strong enough to nab a small dog easily when they’re full grown.
I had no idea until I started seeing clients bring their pets in having been picked up by an owl. Most times the owl drops them due to their weight and wiggling combined. But they don’t just eat rodents/small birds like people think, at least in the desert.