10/09/2026
Did you know a very common predator of livestock are stray dogs? If you need more protection for your livelihood, let’s talk. Losses are devastating.
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🐐 An Arizona dairy farm says it is temporarily shutting down goat cheese production after a pack of roaming dogs killed about 60 goats overnight in Rainbow Valley. Wendell Crow, owner of Crow’s Dairy, said a staff member saw the dogs running away after they apparently dug underneath a fence and entered the goats’ pen. Crow estimates roughly 30% of his herd was killed, including animals that represented the future of the farm’s breeding and milk production. The losses were discovered Wednesday morning, and Crow said the attack has left the family-run operation devastated.
🧀 Crow’s Dairy supplies goat cheese to restaurants and resorts around the Valley, but the farm now expects to stop most production once its remaining inventory is gone. Crow said roaming dogs have been an ongoing problem in the area and that he contacted animal control, but officials could not take action without evidence clearly identifying the dogs involved. He hopes the dairy can resume normal production by around the start of the new year. No owner has been publicly identified in connection with the dogs, and no charges have been announced.
