A Redding woman is back in court Wednesday with the possibility that her animal cruelty charges could be dropped.

Nancy Burton’s case will be heard at Danbury Superior Court, and the judge could drop the charges if the court finds she has successfully completed her two-year accelerated rehabilitation program.

Burton faces 65 counts of animal cruelty for the neglect of dozens of live and dead goats seized on her Cross Highway property by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture in 2021. The Redding Police Department had also received more than 120 complaints from neighbors.

Burton was determined to get her goats back. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong implored the court to hear testimony from neighbors and the state. Neighbors and animal rights groups say what happened on her property is a crime.

Since these charges were first filed, the town of Redding has updated its zoning regulations to allow for fines and zoning violations.