Officials in Shasta County, California, will pay $300,000 to a family whose pet goat was seized and slaughtered in 2022. Cedar the goat was raised to be sold in a junior livestock auction, but his 9-year-old owner,

The girl and her family reached a settlement after accusing the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office of unlawfully seizing a pet goat that was sold and slaughtered.

Shasta County agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit over a decision to use deputies to seize a girl's pet goat to be slaughtered. It's still unclear who instructed the sheriff's deputies to get involved.

The shasta county sheriff's office and the county are on the hook for a $300,000 settlement after a local family alleged the two worked with the shasta district

California sheriff’s deputies have been forced to pay a girl’s family $300,000 after taking her pet goat and sending it to slaughter. Jessica Long purchased the goat, named Cedar, in 2022 for her daughter who was enrolled in a youth development program in California.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A lawsuit accusing Shasta County officials of improperly seizing a 9-year-old girl’s goat ended Friday with a settlement. Shasta County and its sheriff’s office, along with a lieutenant and two detectives, agreed to settle the infamous viral case of Cedar the goat for $300,000.

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