Woman Arrested For Animal Cruelty

I remember hearing about this a while back, yes... very terrible for the animals.

Articles like this always leave me shaken, I mean what are these people thinking who hoard these poor animals that are in turn so grossly neglected ??

The sad thing is CT is extremely soft when it comes to animal cruelty, my money is on she'll get accelerated rehab and simply be forgotten about, assuming the case even makes it to court.

This is very interesting but is the Independent staff unaware of the major winter storm due to arrive in a few hours? 12 to 18 inches forecast, blizzard conditions possible, heavy winds. I realize it's been a while since we've a storm this big but doesn't anyone check WTNH https://www.wtnh.com/weather/todays-forecast/ Compared to a major winter storm this story is trivia.

Animal hoarding is a mental illness. This person should be prevented from ever owning another animal and given therapy to address their mental health issue.

This was my dog walker for about seven years. I found her to be a gentle soul. Maybe a little less than polished in appearance and manner, but I wasn't judging as long as my dog seemed happy. She was recommended by someone I went to a New Haven high school with back in the 80s and who has since worked at a local animal hospital for many years. Dogwalker had a great reputation at the time. It's very sad. Poor animals. And I hope she gets the help she needs and comes out of this tragic situation whole.

BTW--the bond is 5k.

The woman in question has lovingly cared for my cats in my home when I go away for many years. This is a clear case of a sensationalist story that the media has distorted. I'm not just specifically referring to the Independent. It was picked up by all of the major media and they reported what the authorities told them verbatim (and with their own embellishments) without checking facts. This woman took in abandoned animals to care for. It got out of hand because people were dropping off or giving her animals that they did not want. The "dead animals" passed away of natural causes and were being kept in her freezer prior to being buried. The "lifeless dog" was merely extremely elderly, and, unfortunately, was euthanized by the vet after being seized because they said he would not do well in captivity. She spent tens of thousands of dollars over many, many years taking the animals to veterinarians and providing them with food. Even the vets that held the animals after they were taken admitted that they were in good shape. If for a minute I believed this was an animal cruelty case, I would agree that she should be prosecuted. But it is not. Please, media, take time to at least try to get another side to a story before smearing a person's good name.

Pat, with all due respect... that's all I've been hearing for the past two days - is about this so called storm of the century we are getting for just a few hours later tonight into tomorrow.
I'm pretty confident that by tomorrow late afternoon, it will be as if nothing ever happened as far as traffic on the roads go.

If I'm going to the New Haven Indy, it's because I am after an independent news source that is going to offer me news I am not going to hear anywhere else, such as this sad story - it's not because I am curious about "a typical old school New England snow storm", which by the way I hope is a good one as I for one miss legit snow storms where folks stay home and actually - dare I say - be neighborly and help one another out..

I thought this article was very good meaning well written, but I am even more pleased with the comments which shed some new light on the person being charged, as I firmly believe there's always two sides to any story.

It's too bad the Valley Indy has chosen to shut their comments off completely now, as a lot can be learned from reading the comments, not too mention sometimes opinions/comments need to be voiced and one can really get a good feel of what the people really think.

@ A Derby Republican..Right on the money! Couldnt agree more. We are getting snow. It is winter, it is the Northeast. I have lived in this area for over 40 years and every winter like clockwork we get snow. And that is the end of the story..
If this was Florida then we have a story!
I would far more like to read this story of these poor animals and this woman charged as the criminal she is.
Yeah yThink of the dirt and disease, disgusting. Helping the animals? What exactly was she helping them do? Die?