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Dog Pack Kills Two Horses In Maple Valley, Washington

What's more dangerous than an aggressive dog? A pack of aggressive dogs. Perhaps no one understands this better than Washington resident Patricia Clark, who lost two of her horses to a pack of dangerous dogs this week in Maple Valley. Clark runs Serenity Equine Rescue & Rehabilitation, where she rescues needy horses in the Washington area.

The five dogs were pit bull mixes and belonged to a neighbor. The dogs tried to attack the horses' two foals, but ended up killing the two mares. Reportedly none of the dogs are fixed and the neighbor's fence had a hole in it. King County Animal Care and Control, who is investigating the dog bite incident, told reporters that the dogs had been surrendered and will be put to sleep.

The horses had been rescued while pregnant from a slaughterhouse only to be killed because of negligent dog owners, the horse owner told reporters.

"It's not [the dogs'] fault. It's the owner's fault," Clark said.