“I would always feed them and care for them because I was worried about them.”
A 79-year-old woman has been served jail time for feeding stray cats and dogs.
Nancy Segula was sentenced to 10 days in prison after breaking a law in Ohio that forbids residents of her area from feeding stray animals.
Segula told Fox News that she doesn’t understand why she has been given prison time at all.
“It’s too much of a sentence for me for what I’m doing,” she said. “When there are so many people out there that do bad things.”
“It began in 2017 with me feeding stray kitties. I used to have a neighbour that had a couple cats and he moved away so he left them.
“I would always feed them and care for them because I was worried about them and I’m a cat lover.”
The 79-year-old said that she got her first warning two years ago when she began feeding the animals. She received a total of four orders before being called to the magistrate’s office.
Segula’s son Dave Pawlowski said that he “couldn’t believe” the sentence his mother had been handed down.
“I’m sure people hear about the things that happen downtown in that jail,” he said. “And they are going to let my 79-year-old mother go there?”
Segula’s 10 day stay is set to commence on August 11.
A petition has since been set up to stop the 79-year-old from being sent to prison.
“She has been given 10 days in jail for feeding said cats,” reads the Change.org page.
“Had it not been for her taking care of these cats, said cats would have caused havoc getting into trash cans and causing a mess.
“10 days in jail for a 79-year-old woman taking care of cats is beyond my comprehension.”
You can access the petition here.
