Dog attack kills sheep and causes damage in the interior of RN Cedida Three sheep died and eight others were injured after a dog attack in the early hours of this Monday (27), in the rural area of ??Jardim do Seridó, in the Seridó region of Rio Grande do Norte. According to breeder Damião Fernando, the attack was discovered around 6am, after a resident warned that dogs had invaded the corral where the animals were. The space is about 200 meters from his house. ? Click here to follow the g1 RN channel on WhatsApp Upon arriving at the scene, the producer found part of the herd injured and noticed that some animals had disappeared. Of the 14 sheep raised on the property, three died, eight were injured and another three fled during the attack and have not yet been located. The creator estimates an initial loss of around R$3,000. According to him, the cost could reach R$6,000 if some of the injured animals do not survive. MORE Damião started raising sheep this year with the aim of forming a herd for reproduction. In addition to sheep, he also raises pigs and poultry on the property. According to the producer, residents reported seeing a group of five to six dogs roaming the region before the attack. The corral where the animals were located is fenced to prevent the sheep from leaving, but does not prevent dogs from entering. After the loss, he says he will need to invest in a new structure to protect the herd at night. "I'm going to provide a corral to protect the sheep at night. I'm going to build a masonry corral. In other words, it will be an extra cost," he said. Second case in less than a month This is the second attack by dogs on farm animals recorded in Jardim do Seridó in less than a month. On July 7, around 150 chickens died after dogs invaded a chicken coop in the municipality. At the time, breeder João Victor Medeiros estimated losses of between R$4,000 and R$5,000. The birds would be slaughtered the following week and represented the family's main source of income. The report contacted Jardim do Seridó City Hall to find out if the municipality has actions to control the population of homeless animals and what measures it intends to adopt to prevent new attacks. Until the last update of this report, there was no response.