5 Alpacas Dead: Dogs to Blame

Dogs likely to be put down after savage attack at Alpacas of New Mexico farm in Placitas.

Five adult alpacas were killed, along with one unborn baby alpaca, in an attack by two pit bulls at Alpacas of New Mexico in Placitas around 8 last night (not 8 this morning as we earlier reported), Dianne Torrance, who owns the farm with her husband Chuck Homer, told ABQjournal.com.

"We had 14 alpacas last night, and now there are nine," said a heartbroken Torrance.

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[MissWooHoo1]

thats pit bulls for ya

[weird14u]

@sehoujay Alpacas are very gentle creatures that really don't have much of a defense against something like a pit bull. Let's not blame this alpaca owner for someone else's dogs coming onto his property and killing his livestock. He and his animals are the victims here.

[pepperinaalpacas]

Very sad for you. Yes dogs can kill alpacas. Silly comment 'sehoujay'!. You can see from the video that the fencing is very adequate. People who own dogs (and yes I own alpacas as well as three dogs) should keep them under control. Any dog that chases livestock should be euthanized. Poor family - years of hard work down the toilet and loss of dear pets too.

[sehoujay]

Wow that's awful! But in all honesty, I don't think the pit bulls are to blame either. I mean how did the pit bulls manage to enter your property? Were the Alpacas secured by a fence? The Alpacas seemed pretty big, and I know they can kick pretty hard too. How in the world did the dogs kill them?