The appellants appealed a Statement of Account (SOA) for $29,694.95 issued by Animal Welfare Services for the removal, boarding, and veterinary care of 71 animals, and applied for the return of the 66 surviving animals.
The Animal Care Review Board found that most of the costs were actual and reasonable, supported by expert veterinary evidence, but deducted $8,325.00 in projected boarding costs that had not yet been incurred when the SOA was issued.
The Board varied the SOA to $21,369.95.
The Board dismissed the application for the return of the animals, finding the appellants failed to prove that the conditions causing the animals' distress had ceased to exist at their new property.
