For years this was a crisis that happened only to those who lived in the country or wilderness. That is not so anymore. As a society we have continued to develop excessive amounts of wilderness area thus taking away the food sources of the animals and predators that live in these areas.
The coyote is the most common predator who may take a pet as prey. These intelligent predators are now found all over the country and they no longer restrict themselves to the country and wilderness areas as they search for food.
Other predators who may be involved in this scenario are bobcats, foxes, mountain lions, bears, fisher cats, alligators as well as numerous type of hawks and owls.