{"id":2136634,"date":"2026-09-09T15:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T12:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2136634"},"modified":"2026-09-09T15:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T12:20:01","slug":"beloved-los-angeles-coyote-euthanized-after-vets-discover-she-was-shot-in-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2136634","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Los Angeles Coyote Euthanized After Vets Discover She Was Shot In Face"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/17\/16by9\/2026\/09\/09\/17fa1573a2a645148b1c79fa0b31d639_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Beloved Los Angeles Coyote Euthanized After Vets Discover She Was Shot In Face<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Beloved L.A. Coyote<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Put Down After Being Shot in Face<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-09T08:20:01-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 9, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:20 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-e762ad93083b950e1be47fd882f93cd5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260909_17fa1573a2a645148b1c79fa0b31d639\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:69fef041-ba99-45a6-80ae-cfa20b0d728e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/17\/4by3\/2026\/09\/09\/17fa1573a2a645148b1c79fa0b31d639_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-Wendy-coyote-Wildlife-Care-of-Southern-California-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Wildlife Care of Southern California<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7f7ac85a7f3a3036096bf36a61b3a004\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A beloved Los Angeles-area coyote named <strong>Wendy <\/strong>survived being shot in the face &#8230; but the damage was so horrific that vets ultimately had to put her down.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-92d6beacfb19b2bf6d49aeccba8b7714\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The 3-year-old coyote had become a familiar sight around Studio City, where locals noticed a huge growth on the side of her face and wildlife rescuers spent weeks trying to catch her.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-323c111eb06ac8c71569414d50e94910\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260909_93dcf45b256b477fa254c518cdcc538e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:69fef041-ba99-45a6-80ae-cfa20b0d728e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/93\/4by3\/2026\/09\/09\/93dcf45b256b477fa254c518cdcc538e_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Wendy-coyote-Wildlife-Care-of-Southern-California-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Wildlife Care of Southern California<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2db701f5be5dfb40324474f7c70b2c03\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Once they finally did, vets discovered the awful truth &#8230; Wendy had been shot with a pellet gun, and two pellets were still lodged in her head.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7bc0c6a6acb7d0bbd110a96d1ad83d2c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Even worse, the wound had caused a massive infection that destroyed part of her upper jaw.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-70c7e4c153ef8d59e194fe42a23d77be\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Rescuers hoped they could treat Wendy and release her back into the wild &#8230; but vets determined the damage was too severe, and she&#8217;d never be able to eat normally or survive on her own again.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9719ba54cc0426c6af52cc07ca2ced74\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260909_eab1d479421747919246ecc2213ebce8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:69fef041-ba99-45a6-80ae-cfa20b0d728e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ea\/4by3\/2026\/09\/09\/eab1d479421747919246ecc2213ebce8_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Wendy-coyote-Wildlife-Care-of-Southern-California-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Wildlife Care of Southern California<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3a615e7129de2f336af67aa315b4ef0b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>So after she toughed it out with the injury for more than a year, Wendy was euthanized.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3ae7ab0de5949b5604efc0a97c636962\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A heartbreaking end for one seriously resilient coyote &#8230; all because someone decided to use her for target practice.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" 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