By Tim Binnall
Ranchers in Brazil are on edge following a staggering series of animal slayings that many believe to be the handiwork of the infamous chupacabra. According to a local media report, the unsettling situation began last month when word began to spread about something strange unfolding in the state of Alagoas. In multiple communities, property owners lamented that their animals had been killed by a mysterious predator that eerily drains its prey of blood.
To date, more than 100 animals are believed to have fallen victim to the vampiric creature that seems to have no particular preference when it comes to prey, downing sheep, pigs, goats, and even rabbits throughout its chilling campaign of violence these last few weeks. "We’ve never seen anything like this," declared one rancher, "animals appear dead in a strange way, without blood. Everyone is scared." This concern has understandably led residents to form night patrols and reinforce property fences to protect against the mysterious predator.
While authorities have tried to calm the pubic by suggesting that one or perhaps multiple dogs are behind the killings, their uncertainty about the situation has given rise to speculation that something far more sinister is afoot in Algoas. Specifically, many have pointed to the predator's penchant for exsanguinating its victims via two puncture wounds in their necks and the furtive manner in which it attacks as indications that the infamous chupacabra could be the bloodthirsty creature responsible for the slayings.