FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Dozens of emaciated cows are recovering in southwest Florida after their owner was charged with animal cruelty.
Thirty of the 118 cows confiscated Thursday from Brian Scott Freeman’s field are being cared for by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Agricultural Crimes Unit. The rest of the cattle were taken to a property in Alva.
The News-Press reports (https://newspr.es/1oszlaD ) that the cows at the sheriff’s office may be sold at auction to cover their veterinary costs.
Authorities said they found one dead cow and the remains of six others on Freeman’s property.
Freeman was released Friday on $5,500 bail.
Messages could not be left at telephone numbers listed for Freeman’s home and law office in Fort Myers. He did not immediately respond Saturday to an email from The Associated Press.
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Information from: The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press, https://www.news-press.com
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