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Six decapitated goats were found Wednesday near a bike trail in northern Sacramento.

This discovery was made a week after a beheaded sheep was found 13 miles away in Reichmuth Park, City Animal Care Services told FOX40.

Animal Care Director Gina Knepp says two adult goats and four baby goats were found without heads in Hansen Ranch Park. Knepp says her department, along with the police, are on high alert.

The macabre finding is the latest in a string of horrific animal cruelty cases in Sacramento.

First: Jan. 8 – a dead goat inside a cardboard box.

Second: Jan. 28 – headless chickens inside a bag between the tennis courts.

Third: Feb. 1 – a dead tortoise in a brown paper bag near a tree.

Fourth: Feb. 17 – the small beheaded sheep in a bag near the trail.

Investigators are looking into a possible connection between each incident.

Knepp says the goats had been there a while, due to their state of decomposition.