2 ▁sheep ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁After ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁liv est ock ▁attacks ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁veter in ari ans ▁ins pected ▁a ▁sheep ▁car c ass ▁" and ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁k iller ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁more ▁powerful ▁than ▁a ▁fo x ▁or ▁dog ". ▁The ▁Dy f ed - P ow ys ▁police ▁then ▁searched ▁the ▁area , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁animal . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mark ▁Dave y ▁and ▁his ▁partner ▁An net te ▁came ▁across ▁a ▁" s ick ening " ▁scene : ▁two ▁large ▁groups ▁of ▁sla ugh tered ▁sheep , ▁about ▁two ▁miles ▁apart , ▁in ▁the ▁hills ▁near ▁Dev il ' s ▁Bridge . ▁In ▁a ▁statement ▁to ▁local ▁newsp apers , ▁he ▁reported ▁that ▁" something ▁had ▁quite ▁clearly ▁attacked ▁them ▁because ▁they ▁looked ▁like ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁ri pped ▁apart " ▁and ▁that ▁" to ▁kill ▁so ▁many ▁sheep ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁small ▁area ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁quite ▁a ▁strong ▁animal ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Pon tr hy df end iga id ▁Community ▁website ▁Str ata ▁Florida ▁Ab bey ▁BBC ▁article ▁about ▁the ▁C elt ic ▁Music ▁Society ▁www . ge ograph . co . uk ▁: ▁photos ▁of ▁Pon tr hy df end iga id ▁and ▁surrounding ▁area ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Cer ed ig ion <0x0A> </s> ▁Am m