LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Animals Services is investigating at a farm where they believe they may have found the mysterious “animal attacker” that has been terrorizing local livestock.
LMAS officials were called to the farm Tuesday morning after a farmer shot two dogs, worried that the animals would attack his cattle. According to LMAS, both dogs are alive. WHAS11 was the first to report on this new development.
That farmer told WHAS11 he thinks the dogs, which are believed to be Huskies, killed one of his cows last week and injured others.
Since the attack, they have been watching the property overnight, including last night.
He said, "We sat out here all night last night and about 7:15 this morning they showed up and they was going to attack our cows."
That farmer told WHAS11 when the dogs showed up on his property Tuesday morning, he “did what had to be done.”
"I feel a little bit more at ease now because we know what the problem was,” the farmer said.
WHAS11 was the only station at the farm when LMAS pulled up to start their investigation.
The officers were looking into the possibility that those two dogs were responsible for the attack on the farmer's cow and two donkeys at another property nearby.
The donkeys were attacked sometime late last week. Their owner, Nan Williamson, found them dead Sunday morning.
"It’s just heartbreaking, isn't it? To just know what they went through. It’s painful,” Williamson said.
Williamson has owned the two donkeys for more than 20 years.
She showed us around the property, including the spot where the animals were attacked.
"I think this one was killed first, and I'm really depressed because I think their friendliness with my own dogs they were less wary of other dogs,” Williamson said.
She believes it was dogs that took her donkeys down and then coyotes that scavenged them.
Metro Animal Services said it’s possible and still under investigation.
Editor's Note: WHAS originally reported that one of the dogs had died, according to information from the farmer. LMAS clarified that both of the dogs are alive.