Iowa
Iowa man pleads not guilty in deaths of 3,000 feeder hogs
RANDALIA, Iowa — A northeast Iowa farmer has pleaded not responsible to neglect prices after greater than 3,000 feeder hogs died on his property.
Derek David Smith, 41, of Randalia, waived an arraignment and filed a written not responsible plea to 1 rely of livestock neglect on Monday, the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reported.
Court docket information point out Smith was employed by Valley Farms to take care of the hogs. Authorities discovered greater than 3,000 hogs lifeless at Smith’s confinement operation on June 2, based on court docket information.
The animals died from lack of feed and one other 200 hogs needed to be euthanized for well being causes, based on the information.
Smith’s trial is tentatively set for August in Fayette County District Court docket in West Union.
The cost is a severe misdemeanor punishable by as much as a 12 months in jail and a $2,560 nice.