When Cedar the goat was sold at a county fair livestock auction in 2022 for $902, he was earmarked to be slaughtered and served at a barbecue, even as his sobbing 9-year-old owner and her mother tried in vain to void the sale and spirit him away.

Shasta County will pay a partial six-figure settlement to the family of the girl who owned Cedar the goat, two years after Shasta deputies seized the animal for slaughter after she pulled the goat out of a fair auction triggering tears,

The girl and her family reached a settlement after accusing the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office of unlawfully seizing a pet goat that was sold and slaughtered.

Jessica Long and her 11-year-old daughter won a $300,000 settlement after Shasta County sheriff's deputies 'improperly seized' their pet goat named Cedar in 2022

Jessica Long and her 11-year-old daughter won a $300,000 settlement after Shasta County sheriff's deputies seized their pet goat named Cedar in 2022.

California sheriff’s deputies have been forced to pay a girl’s family $300,000 after taking her pet goat and sending it to slaughter. Jessica Long purchased the goat, named Cedar, in 2022 for her daughter who was enrolled in a youth development program in California.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A lawsuit accusing Shasta County officials of improperly seizing a 9-year-old girl’s goat ended Friday with a settlement. Shasta County and its sheriff’s office, along with a lieutenant and two detectives, agreed to settle the infamous viral case of Cedar the goat for $300,000.