An 85 year old woman from another state was recently charged with Animal Cruelty after her neighbors suspected her fur coats were not made of fine animal furs. After a number of neighborhood cats went missing, residents started to notice the old woman’s coats, even recognizing their cats in the coat. The woman denied these allegations, but when neighbors hired a private detective to look into it, she was caught on videotape. Apparently, the woman was luring cats with food and skinning them in her basement. She used the dried cat skins to create her fur coats. She is facing county jail time for her Animal Cruelty charges.
What is Animal Abuse / Animal Cruelty in Fort Collins?
Colorado law defines Animal Abuse / Animal Cruelty – C.R.S 18-9-202 – as
(b) Any person who intentionally abandons a dog or cat commits the offense of cruelty to animals.
1.5 (a) A person commits cruelty to animals if he or she recklessly or with criminal negligence tortures, needlessly mutilates, or needlessly kills an animal.
(b) A person commits aggravated cruelty to animals if he or she knowingly tortures, needlessly mutilates, or needlessly kills an animal.
Lesser conduct is more common in our Fort Collins Animal Abuse cases.
Because the cats were needlessly killed, the woman would be facing Aggravated Cruelty to Animals in Fort Collins, Loveland, or Estes Park. This is a class 6 felony charge in Colorado. Lesser conduct is more common in our Fort Collins Animal Abuse cases. Leaving an animal out in the freezing cold weather, not feeding your cat or dog, or failing to get your pet medical care can all get the attention of animal control officers.