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State: $291,507 spent caring for Whiskerville cats
State: $291,507 spent caring for Whiskerville cats
By Chris Paschenko
The Daily News
Published May 24, 2012
TEXAS CITY — Caring for cats seized from a feline sanctuary cost a host of private and public animal benevolence organizations $291,507, testimony revealed Wednesday.
A jury of four women and two men is expected to begin deliberating today the amount of restitution sought by prosecutors for reimbursement for expenses incurred by caring for cats seized Jan. 3 from Whiskerville Animal Sanctuary Inc.
Authorities seized the cats found living in squalid conditions among the eight rooms at Whiskerville, and Whiskerville owner Wydell Lorraine Dixon appealed a lower court’s ruling that put the surviving 170 cats in the custody of the county’s animal control services.
The county court jury on May 17 ruled against Dixon, finding the 200 cats were treated cruelly and were abandoned at least 40 days. The jury’s ruling meant Dixon couldn’t recover the cats.
The jury returned to court Wednesday for the restitution hearing and heard testimony from the agencies vested with caring for the cats during appeal claiming the costs totaled about $291,507.
Judge Christopher Dupuy told the jury to return at 10:30 a.m. today, when it is expected to hear closing arguments and begin deliberation on restitution.
State: $291,507 spent caring for Whiskerville cats
By Chris Paschenko
The Daily News
Published May 24, 2012
TEXAS CITY — Caring for cats seized from a feline sanctuary cost a host of private and public animal benevolence organizations $291,507, testimony revealed Wednesday.
A jury of four women and two men is expected to begin deliberating today the amount of restitution sought by prosecutors for reimbursement for expenses incurred by caring for cats seized Jan. 3 from Whiskerville Animal Sanctuary Inc.
Authorities seized the cats found living in squalid conditions among the eight rooms at Whiskerville, and Whiskerville owner Wydell Lorraine Dixon appealed a lower court’s ruling that put the surviving 170 cats in the custody of the county’s animal control services.
The county court jury on May 17 ruled against Dixon, finding the 200 cats were treated cruelly and were abandoned at least 40 days. The jury’s ruling meant Dixon couldn’t recover the cats.
The jury returned to court Wednesday for the restitution hearing and heard testimony from the agencies vested with caring for the cats during appeal claiming the costs totaled about $291,507.
Judge Christopher Dupuy told the jury to return at 10:30 a.m. today, when it is expected to hear closing arguments and begin deliberation on restitution.
