OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City official says more than three dozen cows and calves have been seized after the owner failed to comply with ordinances designed to prevent animal cruelty.
Julie Bank, the city's animal welfare superintendent, says the animals appeared to be malnourished and injured after they were left to stand in floodwater without shelter or hay for weeks. After several weeks of noncompliance from their owner, The Oklahoman reports that a judge granted an order for the city to enter the property and seize the cattle.
Bank says animal welfare staff members began rounding up 41 cows and calves on Thursday. The cattle were brought to the city's animal shelter, where they were examined by veterinarians.
Bank says the animal welfare division has issued 45 animal cruelty citations.