Lawyers with The Animal Law Center successfully prevented further seizure by the Colorado Department of Agriculture of cattle owned by Park County rancher Vernon Wagner. Early Friday evening, 11th Judicial District Judge Stephen Groome ruled that the state could not seize the remainder of Wagner’s herd.
“Judge Groome recognized that the state’s seizure was a violation of Due Process and Wagner’s civil rights,” said Jennifer Edwards, lawyer and founder of The Animal Law Center. “This decision preserves Mr. Wagner’s right to operate his cattle operation in Park County.”