AN Enterprise, Leguan Island woman, Sharron Stephens, is counting her losses after a pack of stray dogs allegedly attacked and killed five of her sheep last week.
The Police Force reported that the incident occurred between January 23 and 24, 2025, at the above-mentioned village.

On arrival at Leguan at 10:30hrs on January 24, 2025, police ranks visited the area of the alleged attack. Freshly dug earth was seen in an area identified to be the burial area of the slain sheep.
Further investigations revealed that several of the dogs were seen at a Chinese restaurant. As such, the police ranks visited the restaurant.

On arriving there, the ranks observed 12 dogs in the restaurant’s yard. When the operators of the restaurant were questioned, they claimed not to be the owners of the dogs and insisted that they were ‘strays’.

In an effort to bring relief to the victim, the Police team tried and were able to catch four of the dogs with the use of ropes. The dogs were then taken to the police boat and transported to Parika, East Bank Essequibo.

Photos of the dogs being tied with rope to the police vehicle went viral on social media with many people expressing outrage at the cruelty meted out to the animals by members of the police force.