Beware of the Red-tailed Hawk!

While searching the web, I found this video on CNN of a Red-tailed Hawk that apparently tried to take a boy's puppy.

The wildlife officer and reporter in the clip give the impression that Red-tails will readily attack humans. Again, I wonder why people like that wildlife officer are even in a position to try to educate the public about wildlife. We, as birders, have a lot of work to do in trying to change the public's perception of raptors.

The whole print story can be found here.