Woman Relinquishes 42 Cats To Local Shelter

This is the story of a woman who decided, too late (but better late than never) that she didn’t want her cats anymore and made the decision to dump them at a Newark animal shelter. The shelter manager says that she could have asked him for help at any time. Last Monday night after …

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Julianne Westberry: Cats from the farm ready to begin a new life

This is the first time since the Julianne Westberry case began on June 18 that I’m able to bring the readers of PoC good news. LOTS of good news. I’m happy to report the cats taken from the farm belonging to Marshall Shaw are now in a safe place, and ready to begin their …

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Quotes and Notes from Julianne Westberry (FB)

For visitors who haven’t bumped into the Julianne Westberry saga: she is a cat rescue woman who ended up being a cat hoarder leading to the deaths, through neglect and other reasons, of countless cats. Her story on PoC. These are some selected quotes and saying from Julianne Westberry’s Facebook page. Why am I …

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Many Red Flags Went Unheeded in the Westberry Tragedy

Introduction: Below is a comment on this page of the Westberry story (opens new page). I really don’t want to over-egg the story but there are a number of comments amongst many that need highlighting because they may prevent this happening again. Ruth’s comment is supported by a number of other comments which remarked …

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JULIANNE WESTBERRY – the disturbing continuing story (more dead than living cats)

A lot has happened in the week since Julianne Westberry of Belton, South Carolina was arrested after being found with 37 dead cats and 32 live cats in her home (based on what the police have said). Please click on this link to see the last article on this tragedy, which links to the …

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“..cats had eaten other cats” – update on cat hoarder Julianne Westberry

This is an update on the tragedy that befell the cats belonging to Julianne Westberry. More information has been released, but the investigation is continuing. This is a very, very disturbing situation, so if you get upset easily, please don’t read any further. The original story on PoC can be found here, and at …

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Woman known for her compassion towards cats arrested

The cat rescue world in upstate South Carolina is in a panic this morning after the arrest this week of one of our own. This is the story of a woman known for her compassion toward cats. Julianne Westberry, 46, of Belton (Anderson County) has been arrested and charged with ill treatment of animals. …

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