Farmed animal neglect
Menomonie, WI (US)Incident Date: Monday, Jan 5, 2009
County: Dunn
Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Steven Shaver
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
A town of Menomonie man was charged with felony animal neglect after Dunn County deputies were not satisfied with the care he was providing the animals.
Transported to the Dunn County jail and charged with the felony was Steven Shaver, according to a news release provided by Dennis Smith, county sheriff.
He said the case is still under investigation at this time, and no additional information will be released until the investigation is completed.
According to the news release:
On Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, the Dunn County Sheriff's Office received a report of animal neglect in the town of Menomonie. It was reported that a farmer was allowing his dogs to run at large and that he possibly had some cattle being neglected. It was also reported that there was at least one dead cow in the barn, and it appeared to have been dead for some time.
A deputy went to the farm and attempted to make contact with Shaver about his animals. Shaver could not be located, but while looking for Shaver at the farm, the officer found that there was at least one dead cow in the barn and felt that others appeared very thin and poorly cared for.
That deputy obtained a search warrant to enter the property to investigate the alleged neglect. An investigator and a local veterinarian were contacted to assist in this investigation.
When they arrived at the farm, they found that there were a number of dead cows, a dead calf, some sheep and several chickens that were all dead. While searching the buildings, they found little to no sign of feed being present for the animals, and many had no access to water. Prior to the deputies leaving, they fed and watered the animals.
On Tuesday, Jan. 6, investigators met with Shaver and advised him of what they found and that he would be criminally charged. He was advised to go home and feed his animals and that he needed to do everything he could to take care of his animals.
During the next couple of days, deputies checked the animals several times and were not satisfied with was being done to care for the animals. They then obtained a court order to remove all the remaining animals from the farm and do what need to be done to see that they were cared for in a humane way. Several officers went to the farm, and along with members of Shaver's family, had the remaining animals removed.
While deputies were still at the farm, Shaver was taken into custody and transported to the Dunn County Jail where he was charged with felony animal neglect.
Case UpdatesA town of Menomonie man has been cited by the Dunn County Sheriff's Department with felony animal neglect after a number of dead animals were found at his farm.
On Jan. 5, the sheriff's department received a report of animal neglect. A deputy went to the farm on 690th Avenue and attempted to make contact with 24-year-old Steven Shaver about his animals. He could not be located, but the officer found at least one cow dead in the barn and thought other animals appeared to be thin and poorly cared for.
The deputy obtained a search warrant, according to Dunn County Sheriff Dennis Smith. An investigator and local veterinarian were contacted to assist in the investigation.
They found the dead animals - cows, a calf, sheep and several chickens - and saw little to no sign of feed for the animals and many had no access to water.
The deputies fed and watered the animals, according to a news release.
The next day, investigators met with Shaver and he was advised to feed and care for his animals. Deputies checked over the following days and found they still were not being cared for.
A court order was obtained to remove all the remaining animals from the farm.
Shaver was taken into custody and cited with felony animal neglect. No criminal complaint has been filed.
According to Dunn County court records, Shaver has had three livestock at large charges, which resulted in fines totaling $558. | Source: Twincities.Com - Jan 13, 2009
Update posted on Jan 16, 2009 - 2:15AM |
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