Josephine County Animal Control received multiple reports of an animal running around Sunny Valley with a jar stuck on its head. Officers found the coyote and got the jar off.
Animal Control officer David Pitts said without the community calling in and reporting the animal, Animal Control may have not been able to do their job.
"I'm sure this animal would've probably died if we hadn't got on it and thank God for the two ladies here in Sunny Valley," Officer Pitts said.
The officer said the real problem behind this is throwing things out, without thinking of the wildlife and everything it impacts.
"You pack it in, you pack it out," Officer Pitts said. "I don't care if you're homeless or not, walk to the rest area when you're finished with something and throw it out. There's garbage cans and receptacles right there."
Animal Control said if you see any animal suffering, call the agency.
(KTVL - Apr 9, 2016)
