UPDATE: The man charged with animal cruelty after multiple goats were found dead near a local grocery store is asking to visit the animals that were taken from his property.

Chattanooga police charged 74-year-old David Eck with animal cruelty after the bodies of five goats were found next to Aldi's location off Mountain Creek Road on September 2.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture and other agencies would then take more 30 animals from his property.

During a court appearance on Tuesday, November 4, Eck asked that he be allowed to see his animals; however, the judge recommended that his attorney contact the people who are holding them to make that request.

Eck is scheduled to appear in court again on December 17.

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