It is the dietary habits of coyotes which bring a deluge of both praise and condemnation upon their 10furry heads. To animal rights activists, the coyote is a hero- God´s Dog, a creature which keeps animal population strong by killing only the weak, sick, ad old, and limits the numbers of some game animals so that there are fewer available for the hated human hunter. Conversely, to some hunters and to some farmers who raise sheep, the coyote is the devil incarnate- a wanton killer who destroys their game or livestock.