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Vicious Animal Alert in Pickens County

June 28, 2019

According to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office there is a search for 2 dogs.  In the area of Old Philadelphia Road, deputies have been assisting animal control in attempting to locate 2 dogs that have attacked and killed 2 horses. During the attack, the owner of the horses tried to stop the attack and the dogs began to turn on them. The owner fired in the area of the dogs and they both fled.

One dog is described as a Red Pit Bull with a wide Red Collar on it. The second dog is described as a Pit / Boxer mix that was brown and gray in color.

If you observe dogs matching this description in the area of Old Philadelphia / Arminda / Glyness Street, please call 911.

Lisa Pritchard

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