BENSON, Vt. (AP) - A Vermont farmer has lost 13 goats to an unknown animal.
Falkenbury Farm in Rutland County reports seven goats died and six more are missing following an attack.
A Vermont Fish and Wildlife biologist was unable to find tracks to identify the species of attacker. The goats did not have scratch marks, so the attacker is not a feline. The bodies were also found intact, so the animal was not hunting for food.
People were interested in these podcasts
Vermont Game Warden Lt. Justin Stedman says this evidence points to likely a dog or coyote.
WCAX-TV reports state wildlife officials granted permission to place traps outside of trapping season on the property in hopes to catch the predator.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.