Bear kills 5 goats after climbing fence at CT farm

BURLINGTON - A local farm is mourning the loss of five goats to a bear, according to its Facebook page.

Grazin' Goats Farm, in Burlington, raises Nigerian Dwarf goats as part of a school project, the farm’s owners posted.

The farm reported early Monday that a bear had climbed over the six-foot high kennels and killed five goats named Inky, Ginger, Stitch, Junior and Frost.

“It is with a heavy heart that I post this," the Facebook page said. "Yesterday we suffered a devastating loss."

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is investigating and working to trap the bear, the farm said.

In the meantime, the family said they aren't sure what the future holds since one of the goats lost was a beloved show goat.

There have been other incidents where bears have attacked farm animals in Connecticut.

In October 2018, a Prospect man shot a bear that got into a goat pen.

Prospect police said “His wife had woken him after hearing a commotion in the goat pen. The homeowner ran outside, heard the goat screaming and saw the bear attacking the goat The homeowner, in an effort to protect his livestock, shot his shotgun in the direction of the bear, causing the bear to run into the woods.

The goat sustained severe injuries and later died.

In November 2017, a small female black bear was killed after it attacked two miniature horses on a Southbury farm. The bear killed one of the horses before environmental police were able to euthanize the animal, which weighed around 150 pounds.

In June 2017, a male black bear...

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