“I posted [it] because I wanted people to see that this isn’t correct,” she said.

Collingwood OPP did respond to the video saying the animal was "aggressive" and "rabid."

“Due to the danger this animal posed to both people and other animals and for the safety of the community Police had to put down this animal,” said OPP spokesperson Const. Mark Kinney.

Kinney said he couldn’t comment on why the officer ran over the animal three times before shooting it.

“I have no idea with regards to how that rolled out,” he said. “I don’t think there is one officer out there that wants to have to end an animal’s existence. This is the best explanation we can put out with regards to what transpired that night.”

He said the reason it was done was to ensure the safety of the community. In the release he advised residents to keep an their pets and "if you do see animals in distress, do not approach them but instead call your local animal control agency for assistance."

“Whether there is an animal, either domesticated or non-domesticated, that poses a threat to both people and the community or to other domesticated animals, we have to react to that,” he said.

Acting Sgt. Lynda Cranney of Central Region OPP confirmed investigators will be speaking with the officers involved in the response to the call about a coyote.

"We are presently looking into the circumstances around the situation," she said. "More information will be provided as it comes."

She said the OPP is committed to the "humane destruction" of animals when necessary.

Asked whether the OPP have ever hit an animal on purpose in a cruiser, she said, "I can't speak to that."

As for standard protocol for dealing with a call about a wild animal, Cranney said "every incident is investigated as an individual incident."

Jolanta Kowalski, senior media relations officer for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), said the ministry has been made aware of the video by simcoe.com and is looking into it.

Here's the video showing the coyote's death.

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