Packs of dogs have been reported in the open desert along the edges of the Santa Rosa Mountains where three lambs have been killed since Jan. 1. Two sheep looked like they were killed by dogs, the third by coyotes. It's more of a game for them. They're just chasing the animals, having fun.
Coyotes try to kill the animals for food.
Jim DeForge, executive director and research biologist for the Palm Desert-based Bighorn Institute, said dogs have been seen chasing sheep in recent months. City officials on Monday joined a growing list of critics statewide to complain to Sacramento about the fine print in last year's initiative authorizing Las Vegas-style gambling on Indian lands. The fine print allows federally recognized tribes without land to acquire property and build a casino. The Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians has proposed buying land off Highway 101 to build a gambling hall. Rabbi John Sherwood of Temple Emet told commissioners that the city's churches are united in their opposition to a casino.