The bench trial of 61-year-old Daniel Rohrer comes to an end Wednesday in Hagerstown.
Prosecutors say Rohrer didn't properly feed and care for the animals. Five sheep died after they were removed from the farm.
Rohrer says the allegations reflect a dispute over legal farming practices. He has acknowledged leaving dead sheep to decompose in a barn with live animals. But his lawyer says there's no law against that
District Judge Terry Myers previously acquitted Rohrer on six counts. Prosecutors have dropped nearly 300 more since animal control officers seized scores of cattle, goats and sheep from the farm near Boonsboro in November.
(San Francisco Chronicle - July 22, 2015)
Earlier:
- 95 animals seized from farm, Boonsboro man facing 318 animal-cruelty charges
- Attorney for farmer charged with animal cruelty says allegations "greatly exaggerated"
- Farmer facing animal-cruelty charges ordered to stop harassing accuser
- Boonsboro farmer, Daniel Rohrer Jr., on trial denies abusing livestock
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