Date:
Saturday, May 14, 2011 - 18:00
Investigation Category:
This small, weekly auction sells sheep, goats and cattle. When investigators arrived at the auction at 7:30am, there were approx. 280 heifers, steers and cows and 30 goats in the outdoor pen area. The pens were clean and the majority of the animals had access to food and water. The handling was satisfactory, all animals were calmly moved with the help of plastic paddles. The sale started at 9:30am. No problems were observed.