Reward Offered After Coyote Caught In Illegal Swampscott Trap

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott Animal Control is offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest after a young coyote was caught in a metal trap and later had to be euthanized.

Swampscott Animal Control Officer David Proulx told WHDH-TV: "It just broke my heart to see the trap had its mouth shut — it couldn't eat or drink."

Proulx determined the coyote, which was about 6 months old, was caught in the racoon trap for about a week near the Tedesco Country Club and Swampscott Middle School, and that its jaw was broken.

A reward of $1,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.

Anyone with information on the trap is asked to contact the Swampscott Police Department at 781-595-1111.