CHINO – A Chino cattleman found with sick cows and rotting carcasses in his dairy barn has been sentenced to three years probation for animal cruelty.

Twenty-eight-year-old Albert Buitenhuis had 13 felony charges reduced to one as part of a plea deal. On Monday he was sentenced to the probation and 200 hours of community service in a San Bernardino County Superior Court. He is also not permitted to own livestock except for three goats.

The Inland Valley Humane Society says it discovered more than a dozen calves standing atop decaying carcasses and maggots in a barn belonging to Buitenhuis and partner Albert Rodriguez last year.

Investigators say the pair bought sick calves at auction and then sold those that didn't die.

Rodriguez pleaded guilty last year and received the same sentence.

Information from: The Press-Enterprise, www.pe.com