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Klamath County clears dog owner in October livestock attack; orders confinement and licensing fees
Summary
After an evidentiary hearing Oct. 29, 2025, the Klamath County Board of Commissioners found insufficient evidence to hold three dogs at fault for attacking livestock on Oct. 15. The board waived impound and boarding fees, declined restitution, required microchipping and licensing, and ordered the owner to confine the animals.
Klamath County commissioners on Oct. 29, 2025, found insufficient evidence to conclude that three dogs belonging to a neighbor attacked and killed livestock, but they ordered the dogs confined and required microchipping and licensing fees. The decision came after an evidentiary hearing prompted by a complaint from resident Connie Gonzales that her animals were attacked on Oct. 15.
Gomez, an animal control officer, told the board that Gonzalez reported two pit-bull mixes and a Rottweiler mix entered an enclosure and "ended up attacking a goat, valued at 1,500, a sheep valued at a thousand, and a pig valued at about 2,000." Officer Gomez said Gonzales provided…
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