California girl, 9, sues state fair after her pet goat was sold and BARBECUED

A woman sued a California county and district fair after her daughter’s pet goat was sold for $902, slaughtered and grilled despite the family wanting to withdraw their participation in the auction.

Jessica Long’s family purchased the Cedar goat, a seven-month-old white Boer, in April 2022 and the animal soon formed a bond with her nine-year-old daughter, who fed and cared for him every day.

However, the family decided to enter Cedar in the Shasta District Fair’s Small Livestock Auction on June 24, 2022, where animals are sold for meat.

But long before the auction began, the Long family had a change of heart and wanted Cedar off the ticket. The fair refused the request and sold it, so her mother brazenly stole the goat before giving it to the buyer.

What followed was a feral goat chase: officers were sent hundreds of miles across the county to recover the goat via search warrant, before turning it over to the people believed to have killed Cedar and roasting it on a barbecue for your guests.

The cedar, described as a darling white goat with beautiful chocolate-colored markings, was sold at the Shasta District Fair for $902 to a representative for State Senator Brian Dahle.

The federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the Long family, seen by the sacramento bee, now requires actual, general, and punitive damages. He wants to establish the “free expression or point of view regarding livestock in future livestock activities” of the young woman.

The cedar, described as a darling white goat with beautiful chocolate-colored markings, was sold at the Shasta District Fair for $902 to a representative for State Senator Brian Dahle.

The mother, after seeing her daughter sobbing next to the goat pen at the fair, decided to retrieve the animal at the last moment and “deal with the consequences later.”

In an email to the Shasta District Fair on June 27, Long wrote: “It was heartbreaking. The barn was almost empty and at the last moment I decided to break the rules and take the goat that night and deal with the consequences later.

‘When I took it, I knew my next steps would be to settle things with the buyer and the fairgrounds. I’ll pay you for the goat and any other expenses it caused. I would like to ask for your support in finding a solution.’

Melanie Silva, executive director of the Shasta District Fair, responded to her email and demanded that she return the goat immediately.

The cedar, described as a darling white goat with beautiful chocolate-colored markings, was sold at the Shasta District Fair for $902 to a representative for State Senator Brian Dahle.

She wrote: ‘Making an exception for yourself will only teach young people that they don’t have to abide by the rules set for all participants. Unfortunately this is out of my hands. You will need to take the goat to the Shasta District Fair immediately.

Shortly thereafter, the barbecue organizer contacted her lawyers about the theft of the animal, and the fair’s livestock manager, BJ Mcfarlane, sent Long a text message warning that law enforcement would be brought in if he didn’t the goat was returned.

According to the lawsuit, McFarlane threatened to charge her with felony grand theft if she did not return Cedar.

Two weeks after the Long goat heist, Shasta Sheriff’s Detective Jeremy Ashbee filed a search warrant affidavit, in an attempt to get permission to seize the stolen animal.

It is believed that Cedar was later slaughtered and eaten at the community barbecue, but details are scarce.

Cedar is believed to have been slaughtered and eaten at the community barbecue, but details are scarce.

The girl’s mother, after seeing her daughter sobbing next to the goat pen at the fair, decided to recover the animal at the last moment and “attend the consequences later.”

Jessica Long’s family purchased the Cedar goat, a seven-month-old white Boer, in April 2022 and the animal soon formed a bond with her nine-year-old daughter, who fed and cared for him every day.

Judge Monique McKee signed one on July 8, allowing officers to “use breaching equipment to force open doors, entry doors, exit doors, and locked containers in pursuit of their target.”

Then cops raided the bleating hearts farm and sanctuary in Napa, but the goat wasn’t hiding there.

Instead, Cedar was at an unnamed Sonoma County farm that Long had emailed in a desperate attempt to save the animal from slaughter.

Vanessa Shakib, Jessica Long’s attorney

Two officers then rushed to the other farm, despite not having a search warrant for that location, nor a warrant to seize Cedar there, according to the lawsuit.

They took the goat, and drove over 200 miles back before handing it over to an unidentified individual at the fair ‘for slaughter/destruction’, despite the fact that the order required them to hold the goat for a court hearing to determine its status. rightful owner. the lawsuit alleges.

It is believed that Cedar was later slaughtered and eaten at the community barbecue, but details are scarce.

Vanessa Shakib, Jessica Long’s lawyer, said: “At this point we don’t have that specific information and we can only speculate.” While it has not been confirmed as fact, we do believe that the Cedar goat has been killed.

“Looking at this case, what we see is that county and fair officials misused their authority and connections to turn a purely civil dispute into a bogus criminal matter.”