Decatur County animal shelter readies for cattle case with pretrial Oct. 13, trial Nov. 12

Sep 19, 2026

Animal-shelter staff reported a cattle case with a pretrial scheduled Oct. 13 and trial Nov. 12; the herd grew to 63 cattle and the shelter has sought legal advice while receiving inquiries about care costs.

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Matthew Speer told commissioners the cattle case linked to the county animal shelter has a pretrial hearing set for Oct. 13 and a trial scheduled for Nov. 12. He said the shelter had contacted its attorney about next steps but had not yet received a response.

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