There has been a very sad story unfolding over the last few days in Johnson County concerning the neglect and abuse of many dogs and goats by an elderly woman. A friend of ours was the actual first responder and found the woman in a small trailer covered in feces and the place filled with feces covered alive and dead animals. He said that the was no air conditioning, so you can image how overpowering the stench would have been. We have donated two big bags of dog food and signed up to assist with bathing and caring for the animals and I was so impressed with how many people have turned up at the shelter to help out. When something like this happens it reminds me how good people can be and the compassion is wonderful to see.
I hope that this comes to a satisfactory conclusion and my concern was for this woman as well, how she find herself in this deplorable situation. Malinda Dittberner is 83 years old, and my first thought upon hearing this story, was that she must have dementia or something, that would allow her to think that living in such squalor was alright. I hope that if there is something of this nature involved, that she gets the care she needs, as elder abuse is a reality in this country as well as animal abuse. It is a sad situation no matter what caused it and if you can help, please do so.
The story reads, Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek announced Friday that an agreement concerning the custody of the 60 dogs, 20 goats and other farm animals seized from a Solon farm this week has been reached, but the details of the agreement will not be revealed until Monday. Furthermore, a decision related to any charges will not be made until the week of Aug. 20.
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