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UPDATE: Pack of wild dogs still at large following attack on herd of deer at Carson City Cemetery Friday night

UPDATE Saturday, 2:45 p.m.: According to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, law enforcement lost the pack of dogs and they are still roaming at large. Animal Control and law enforcement are continuing their search.

Please call 775-887-2677 with any sightings and do not approach the dogs.

Attempts to round up the dogs have been ongoing for several months but as of yet animal control has not been successful.

Please stay alert and keep eyes on any small pets.

Greg Hall of the Nevada Humane Society issued the following comment:

Nevada Humane Society Animal Control, the Sheriff's Department, and Tribal Police are working together to secure these three feral dogs that we believe are not owned and only minimally socialized.

This is a different dog pack from the one last year but likely from similar origins.

NHS captured the pack leader of the prior dog pack last year and this pack surfaced more recently. The dogs are very elusive and clever, making them difficult to tranquilize. Please do not interact with these dogs. Capture of the dogs is the coalition's top priority and we ask that anyone who sees a stray dog attacking wildlife to immediately call 887-COPS.

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UPDATE 7:02 p.m.: One deer is reported to have died from its injuries.

UPDATE 6:49 p.m.: Additional units are coming from Reno to help trap the dogs.

UPDATE 6:44 p.m.: Deputies are requesting a dart gun from animal control. It’s unclear if animal control has made it to the scene yet.

UPDATE 6:18 p.m.: Deputies stated they cannot see the dogs but they can hear them in the hills behind the cemetery. Animal control is enroute to the scene.
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At 6 p.m. Friday evening Carson City deputies were dispatched to Lone Mountain Cemetery on report of multiple injured deer.

According to dispatch, a pack of wild dogs attacked several deer at the cemetery and multiple deer were injured by the dogs.

Animal control has been dispatched.

The dogs are still in the area, according to deputies on scene.

One deputy was asked to arrive with a shotgun.

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