A Michael Broad Blog
It’s been a bit over 10 months since dozens of cats were found dead inside and underneath the Belton, South Carolina home of Julianne Westberry. Several people have recently asked me as to when her trial is to be set, but no information is available as to an exact date. The wheels of justice …
Officials in St. Louis, Missouri announced earlier this month that cats and dogs left outdoors in the cold will be confiscated and their owners cited with animal cruelty. I’m not sure this was a one-time event, or whether any cold snap will mean seizure of outdoor pets, but it’s a situation that needs to …
What were the most notable cat events or stories of 2014? How has the domestic cat world evolved over the past year? It is that time of year to take stock and see whether we can see trends. Working on this site provides me with the opportunity to see trends; more so that for …
Another miracle has occurred in Belton, South Carolina, home of accused cat torturer and deceiver Julianne Westberry. Against all odds, another cat entrusted to Julianne has been found alive. Her name is “Kentucky”. Kentucky and her kittens (“Derbys”) were taken to Julianne back in June, when the new mother, a ginger tabby, had mastitis. …
Julianne Westberry, the notorious cat hoarder, cat abuser and con woman, has been charged with felony fraud for missing funds. This is an update on the Julianne Westberry case, as reported by Anderson Independent Mail News on October 22. See previous Westberry posts (opens a new window). Julianne may only face one charge of …
USA: There is a dark side to animal rescue, says Heather. I am not that well qualified to write about the dark side of rescue but I do know about it. I am referring to USA rescue for the sole reason that it is much discussed. You just don’t get the same kind of …
This is a story that has been three months (almost to the day) in the making, and I just had to share it with the readers here. Out of the tragedy of the Julianne Westberry there were very few survivors and Whiskers is one of them. He is alive today, thanks to the determination …
Every cloud has a silver lining – often there is something good in bad things. This is an example and it doesn’t get much worse in the cat world than the Julianne Westberry cat hoarding case. If you click this link you’ll be taken to a choice of pages on the topic…. This is …
