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JEROME, Idaho (AP) -- A south-central Idaho man who authorities say is responsible for the deaths of 43 cows due to neglect has been charged with three misdemeanor counts involving animal cruelty.
Jorge Reyes was charged last month in 5th District Court with permitting animals to go without care, failure to remove carcasses, and providing false information to a law enforcement officer.
Authorities say they seized 20 surviving cows from the property in Jerome County, and many of the cows appeared undernourished.
Fifth District Magistrate Judge Thomas H. Borresen on Wednesday approved an agreement at a forfeiture hearing to sell the 20 cows at an auction next week, The Times-News reported.
Authorities say Reyes faces maximum fines of $5,000 per dead animal.
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S. Idaho man faces animal cruelty charges
