The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission was initially notified Thursday of dead dogs on the property off of Arkansas Highway 264 in the Chimes/Trace Ridge area.
Sixty dogs were found either dead or so severely wounded and had to be euthanized due to their suffering.
Three dogs were still alive and were taken in for treatment.
Sheriff Joey Pruitt stated, "[In my] 25 years of law enforcement I've never seen anything like this...systematically just start shooting and just leaving them lying and not even making sure that they're dead. I just can't imagine somebody doing that."
Pruitt said the dogs were apparently shot on scene in that isolated part of the county. They say the dogs were found by someone who was checking out a for-sale tract of land.
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Pruitt said none of the dogs had collars or name tags, and they could have been on the property for two or three days.
Although some of the dogs did have ribs showing, they didn't appear to have been neglected or abused, the sheriff said.
If you know something you are asked to call the Searcy County Sheriff's office at (870) 448-2340.
(KATV - Dec 19, 2015)
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