A pair of vicious dogs embarked upon a ruthless killing spree at Windreach Recreational Village on Saturday ? leaving six well-loved animals dead.

Police, Government dog wardens and the SPCA are currently on the look out for the canine culprits in Warwick after two rabbits, two sheep and two goats were found savaged early on Saturday morning ? leaving Windreach staff scratching their heads as to how the dogs broke into the fenced paddock.

Windreach executive director Lance Furbert spoke yesterday of his "immense sadness" over the gruesome demise of the animals, many of whom were regularly fed by volunteers and children who visited the facility.

The dead include Fanny the sheep, Curly the ram, Chester and Bandit the rabbits and goats Magic and Smudge.

"It is going to be very difficult explaining to the children exactly what has happened to these animals," he said.

"We are working with the Police, the SPCA and the dog wardens to try and get to the bottom of this but we cannot see any evidence of where they got in. They are now looking around the neighbourhood to see if the dogs can be found or if there were any more incidents of this kind. But this is obviously a very sad and traumatic incident and we intend to ensure this sort of thing does not happen in the future."understands a forensic investigation of the site is being conducted by SPCA president Dr. Andrew Madeiros ? with a report scheduled to follow shortly ? while traps have been set in the paddock area at Windreach should the dogs return.

But Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Mary Ellen Goodwin conceded yesterday there was "no evidence" at the scene helping investigators uncover the dogs' whereabouts.

"This is a very difficult situation," she said. "And although the wardens are fairly sure there were two dogs involved in the attack, there is very little else to work with at the moment."