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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  I feel like maybe I should just PM you with a reply since no one else is responding....LOL. Maybe because it's such a local issue but it is a curious story. Anyway, thanks for reading, Ann.
Judging by some comments left on the newspaper's and TV station's web sites, it seems like a lot of folks are upset by this. I don't think anyone had the chance to speak out for her before her arrest. Here's a quick sequence of what happened.
She was in the process of moving the animals to the other side of the property. A person with America Humane came to help them move. On his first (and only) day there, he took some video of the animals in small cages, the pony and such. The next day, the sheriff is there with there with an arrest warrant, lots of back-up and a TV crew. We were all shocked to see her in handcuffs on the 5:00 news. She was let out on her own recognizance only after surrendering all the animals. That's it in a nutshell.
There's some speculation that she was seen as competing for donations from the same people that the Humane Society counts on. I'd hate to think that, but the way this whole thing went down (a suspicious person could say was orchestrated) stinks and there must be some reason. This wasn't someone flying under the radar that just caught the sheriff's notice. This was a fairly well-known person that had just been featured as a hero in the area. The showy arrest and the trumped up charges sure make it seem like someone just wanted her out of the way.
And to think....I was feeling so good about our state just a week ago. Well, back to reality, I suppose.  |
. The step they missed (maybe on purpose?) in there, it seems, is --> Contacting the vet who was helping her in the ongoing care for all of the animals and confirming that the vet was aware of the identified health issues, and that they were all being properly treated. Skipping that step allowed them free reign, pretty much.
Sadly, it does seem a bit "political" somehow, once you hear all of these details. I wonder if she will try to clear her name and clarify what really happened in time? At this point, she has to feel just devastated and kind of helpless though.