Stray dogs suspected of killing 17 sheep and baby donkey in Tulare County

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A drawstring of attacks successful a Tulare County vicinity has near locals acrophobic for the information of their outdoor animals.

Neighbors accidental it has been 3 weeks since it started, the archetypal onslaught happening connected 20 sheep-- grazing writer conscionable westbound of Highway 99.

Denise Creelman is the proprietor of the sheep and received a telephone astir them being targeted.

"The gal who lives connected the spot astir 5am and said 'some dogs got successful and killed your sheep.' truthful we went implicit determination immediately," says Denise.

"It's conscionable gruesome, the mediocre things were lying there. And erstwhile we took them implicit there, we took each of our yous with lambs and a ram," explains Denise.

17 of them died, 3 of them are inactive recovering, an estimated nonaccomplishment of thousands of dollars.

"The bittersweet happening astir dogs is they tally to kill, they truly don't tally to devour truthful it's conscionable a full discarded of everything," expresses Denise.

Denise says an eyewitness saw 3 dogs successful the country during the clip of the attack.

They aboriginal reported the incidental to section authorities.

Denise says, "And the study was that they got 1 of them aboriginal successful the day and different 1 that night, but determination were lone 2 of them that they got and we cognize determination were 3 successful with the sheep... and similar a week and a fractional later... they got the donkeys."

Those donkeys were a mother-father and babe trio.

Julia Maze, was connected a travel erstwhile she got a telephone that her donkeys were hurt.

9-month-old Scotty didn't marque it.

"She had wounds to some sides of her look truthful it was conscionable awful," recalls Julia.

As for Scotty's parents, Julia says, "They person a agelong roadworthy up of them, they are beauteous torn up, they are getting antibiotics and are getting doctored doubly a day. I deliberation they volition beryllium okay."

Julia mentions the assemblage has rallied down her and she's thankful for the donations and support.

Action News reached retired to Tulare County, section carnal services, Tulare Police Department and Tulare County Sheriff's Office, and they person not yet confirmed what could beryllium down these incidents.

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