Webb, IA (KICD)– A Laurens man has been charged after police received a report of animal neglect from a property near Webb.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office was notified in September that a herd of cattle appeared to thin with no access to water.

An investigation determined two of the animals had died from malnourishment and dehydration with an undisclosed number of others were moved to another location where they could be nursed back to health.

As a result, 39-year-old Brent Svuba was cited for livestock neglect and then released.