Animal Abuse Case Continues in Grenora
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| Hawlie Ohe |
| 10/26/2007 |
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| Last April, Kim Lester, 42, of Grenora was convicted on two counts of animal neglect. The severity of her crime has made headlines over the past year, and earlier this month she was arrested again. This time for violating her parole. Now her case has caught the attention of the Humane Society of the United States. Dale Bartlett, Deputy Manager for Animal Cruelty Cases at the Humane Society, says they want to make sure she doesn`t harm animals again. When more than 150 animals were found dead or starving on her rural Grenora farm, Kim Lester reached a plea agreement with State`s Attorney, Nicole Foster. She didn`t face any jail time, but she was forbidden to own any animals. Earlier this month she violated that - behavior the Humane Society says is indicative of animal hoarding. "These people take on animals and then fail to take care of them properly, and it`s a pathological condition," Bartlett says. In a letter to Foster, Barlett explains the research done on animal hoarders. The hope is that she will use the information to mandate psychological counseling and the jail time Lester avoided through her plea agreement. Barlett says he sent Foster information to use in court but hasn`t heard back from her. He also says that`s not uncommon. Many times prosecutors in cases like these will use the information provided by the humane society but use their help directly. Today Foster said she won`t be making any comments on this case until it`s completed. |
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