Deputies with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a report of 10 alpacas that were shot and killed on May 25.
At about 1 p.m., deputies responded to a report from a homeowner in Joyce that someone had shot and killed 10 of her alpacas the previous night.
Joyce is west of Port Angeles, along State Route 112.
Deputies called a vet to the scene, who confirmed the animals were killed with a small caliber weapon.
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident as a felony for animal cruelty in the first degree.
If you have information about this incident, contact the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office at 360-417-2459.