Woman Risks 10 Years in Prison for Freeing Dog Left in Cold


She said that she had been in contact with local animal services, however there never seemed to be any action taken.  It’s not like she thought of going on to someone else’s property and steal a dog, but after feeling like she had exhausted every possible other option, she did what she felt she needed to do.


The trial is underway, and if convicted on the felony charges, she faces possible jail time and some pretty hefty fines.  What is more concerning to her is the way that she’s being vilified in the situation.  She’s being bashed on multiple forms of social media and blogs, being called an extremist and a vigilant.

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The case has really fueled the debate between people that are willing to save any and every dog they come across, and those that believe that there is a line when it comes to this kind of thing, and she has most definitely crossed it.  There’s even a clear split in the dog rescue world regarding the subject.  How about you?  Are you willing to go to any length to save a dog you feel is in need, or is there a clearly defined line that simply must be observed, and never crossed?  Share your comments with us below, or on our Facebook page.

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  1. Doglover13

    I would’ve done the same thing. Dogs are not disposable, nor are they meant to be lawn ornaments. She tried doing things the right way, and the system failed her and the dog. In case you missed the news, animal abuse is a felony in all 50 states now, punish the abusers, not the dog’s saviour.

  2. Heather E. Hagen

    So they’ll give her ten years for saving a dog from abuse, but the second time offender in my area who cut the ears and a leg off a dog gets only six months? WTF?

  3. Cheryl Williams

    I’d be right there in the cell with her. We’ll be driving along and I’ll see a dog out in the yard with no shelter, no dish for water or food and wonder, ‘why do they own this dog?’ I’ll look all around and see them in the house having fun, and sometimes there will actually be another smaller or cuter dog INSIDE the house with them while this poor dog sits out in the cold rain shivering and starving to death. How many times has my husband told me to mind my own business? But as you know, it isn’t that easy to do. I can’t leave an animal to die, a person, maybe but not an animal that has no voice or choice in the world. Yep! I stand behind her and say LOCK up the OWNER of the dog.

    • Jennifer Hardin

      Oh yeah I feel your pain I actually had that happen one time where I actually stopped got out and knocked on the door and talk to the people about the dogs they had outside while I had the other one inside. My brother always tells me one day I’m going to get shot. Haha I said yeah I’ll just call him from jail to bail me out haha. They were not very happy with me they were angry and yell cuss words at me as I left their house. But within a week or two they had better shelter for that dog outside and he was more attended to. Not outside as often. I know because I drove a school bus passed that dog everyday

      • Cheryl Williams

        Thank God for people like you. If more people would stop being afraid of the system and stand up for themselves and what’s right more animals would be alive right now. The real problem as I see it is fear of getting involved, everyone wants to look the other way yet they want the right to complain about something. They don’t have that right unless they want to stand up and fight along side everyone else. The animals have no voice and we MUST speak for them and we must act for them even if WE end up in trouble. I’d rather be in the cold with a heavy coat on and gloves and boots than see a poor dog tied to a tree with no cover, blanket or coat. I can take it, they can’t. I have the choice to be out in the cold and they don’t have that choice, it is made for them.

  4. ritva juutilainen

    any dog lover would have done the same. all was right to do for neglected dog in cold weather conditions. greetings from finland where no punishment would be planned but repect shown to the rescue pwrson. PUNSIHMENT FOR THOSE NEGLECTING THE DOG/S.

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