Shasta County, California and its sheriff’s office will pay $300,000 to 9-year-old Jessica Long and her family as part of a civil damages award for the loss of her beloved pet goat, Cedar.

Sheriff’s deputies seized the goat in 2022 while he was at a Northern California farm. Cedar was later slaughtered, according to court documents. Then the family sued county officials, reports<a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot; the Washington Post&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/11/04/pet-goat-slaughtered-lawsuit-settlement/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/11/04/pet-goat-slaughtered-lawsuit-settlement/" target="_blank"> the Washington Post</a>.

Jessica Long, a 9-year-old California girl, has won lawsuit against county, sheriff's office after her pet goat was seized and slaughtered{ai:summary}<p>Shasta County, California, will pay $300,000 to 9-year-old Jessica Long and her family after the seizure and slaughter of her pet goat, Cedar, by sheriff's deputies in 2022. The family filed a lawsuit against county officials following the incident.</p><p>The court awarded the damages as part of the civil case. #society</p>

9-year-old California girl wins $300K lawsuit for seizure and slaughter of pet goat

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