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Grazin' Goats Farm, in Burlington, just west of Hartford, reported on its Facebook page, that five of its goats were killed on Monday, April 29, by a bear that climbed over a 6-foot fence.
"It is with a heavy heart that I post this," said the farm's owner. "Yesterday we suffered a devastating loss."
Officials with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection have confirmed the deaths were at the hands of a bear, the post said.
The owner said DEEP officials are setting a trap in an effort to catch the bear if it returns.
The family, whose son shows goats, said he has decided not to show this year because of the loss.
"We will miss you Inky, Ginger, Stitch, Junior, and Frost," the owner wrote.
DEEP says bears occasionally attack livestock including goats, pigs, llamas, pigs, and fowl. Attacks on cows or horses are less common.
They said that livestock can be protected with electric fencing or by moving them into a secure building at night.
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