Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday February 2, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. – A farmer from south east Saskatchewan received a hefty fine after pleading guilty to causing animals to be in distress.
Chad Mokelky was fined $7,200 and ordered to pay a surcharge of $2,800.
Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan seized 131 distressed cattle and also found 16 dead animals on a farm north of Lampman, Sask. in February 2019.
Mokelky is also prohibited from owning or caring for cattle for five years.