Authorities remove several dead animals from Weld County property
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Updated: 5:41 PM MST February 20, 2021
GREELEY, Colo. State veterinarians and representatives of the Weld County Sheriff s Office s (WCSO) Animal Control unit removed nine dead animals from a property outside of Greeley Saturday, according to a release from WCSO.
The release said on Friday, the Colorado Department of Agriculture drafted an order for the livestock owner to assemble her herd for evaluative and diagnostic testing at the property in the 5400 block of F Street.
With the owner s consent, the release said, state veterinarians removed the nine animals and collected multiple excrement samples from live members of the herd Saturday morning. Those samples and the deceased animals were sent to Colorado State University (CSU) to test for the presence of infectious disease, according to the release.
In a case that has drawn attention from animal rights groups and Gov. Jared Polis’ husband, first gentlemen Marlon Reis, several dead animals were removed from a Weld County property after the owner was accused of neglecting and abusing her livestock in recent weeks, the Weld County Sheriff’s Office said.
State veterinarians removed nine animal carcasses and collected multiple excrement samples from live animals Saturday morning at the property in the 5400 block of F Street. The owner, 40-year-old Halina Morley, consented to the operations.
Morley has at least 24 animals on the property, including goats, pigs, ducks, dogs, chicken and sheep, officials said.