Animal Care and Control Advisory Board meeting rescheduled

LAKEPORT – A Lake County Animal Care and Control Advisory Board that had been scheduled to take place Wednesday morning has been rescheduled.


Due to a scheduling conflict, the meeting has been moved to 1 p.m. on Monday, April 12, at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, according to the advisory board, which reported the change late Tuesday afternoon.


The advisory board held a special meeting on March 22 to discuss the handling of a horse neglect investigation involving Lake County Animal Care and Control Officer Terrie Flynn, as Lake County News has reported.


The group arrived at a consensus decision that Flynn, who recently became the daughter-in-law of Animal Care and Control Director Denise Johnson, had been treated differently because of her status as a county employee.


In early February Flynn was served with notices of violation for five of six horses she had in her possession, all of which initially were reported to be underweight and one of which was pregnant. She also had a stallion with a seriously injured penis that had not been seen by a vet. Another of the horses belonged to Johnson.


The injured stallion and another mare later were turned over to Rehorse Rescue of Jamestown, and the horse belonging to Johnson was returned to her.


Due to the severity of the stallion's injury, the rescue reported that a portion of his injured penis will have to be amputated.


When the group meets next Monday, it is expected to continue discussing the case and possibly recommend further investigation to the Board of Supervisors.


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