Gender: Male
Approximate Age: 49
Date of Birth: Jan 17, 1956
Location: Westport, CA (US)

History

Dec 27, 2005 - Westport, CA (US)
Convicted: 35 malnourished horses seized from property

Sentence: Denoyer pleaded guilty to one count of improper disposal of a dead animal almost three years after he was charged with felony animal neglect after Mendocino County Animal Care and Control seized 35 horses from two pieces of coastal property in December of 2005. Another horse was found dead at the scene.

Denoyer will be sentenced to three years probation. As part of the agreement, four of the 35 horses that were seized will be returned to him; the rest were sold at auction shortly after Denoyer was charged.

Denoyer will not get his horses back until after he pays off the remaining $5,000 he still owes the county for their care. He will also be barred from owning more than four horses and will be required to notify the District Attorney's Office of any change in the ownership of the horses.

In addition, Denoyer will be required to tell the District Attorney's Office where the horses are at all times and provide an address and telephone number. Denoyer will also have to pay for quarterly inspections of the horses' health by a veterinarian of his choosing, and semiannual inspections by a veterinarian of the county's choosing will also be required.

According to DA's reports, the deal was reached after the District Attorney's Office decided that a retrial of Denoyer would be no more successful than the first because witnesses had been lost and no new evidence had come to
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