'Cat Lady' Wins Fight To Keep 150 Pets At Home
Neighbors Say Cats Using Yards As Litter Boxes
POSTED: Thursday, August 14, 2008
UPDATED: 11:02 am EDT August 15,
2008
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Central Florida school teacher known as the "cat lady" who was fighting to keep nearly 150 cats at her home will get to keep her pets on property.
IMAGES: Cats Fill Central Fla. House
A Volusia County judge ruled in favor of Kristy Grant Thursday after being cited and receiving complaints from her neighbors.The county fined Grant over her so-called animal sanctuary at her home in Pierson.Grant's attorney said Volusia County is in the dark when it comes to rules for cat hobbyists in an earlier report.Neighbors begged the county to ban the animals and complained that the cats used their yards a litter boxes.Grant said she installed a fence to keep her neighbors happy.The judge ruled in Grant's favor Thursday, saying there is no law limiting the number of cats she can have, Local 6 reported.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
IMAGES: Cats Fill Central Fla. House A Volusia County judge ruled in favor of Kristy Grant Thursday after being cited and receiving complaints from her neighbors.The county fined Grant over her so-called animal sanctuary at her home in Pierson.Grant's attorney said Volusia County is in the dark when it comes to rules for cat hobbyists in an earlier report.Neighbors begged the county to ban the animals and complained that the cats used their yards a litter boxes.Grant said she installed a fence to keep her neighbors happy.The judge ruled in Grant's favor Thursday, saying there is no law limiting the number of cats she can have, Local 6 reported.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Previous Stories:
- April 23, 2008: Woman Fights To Keep Nearly 150 Cats At Home
- August 21, 2006: Woman Ordered To Get Rid Of 168 Cats
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