77-year-old postal worker arrested for hoarding cats she collected along her route
Sheriff John Budensiek said animal control seized the animals to save them after authorities found more than 70 caged cats and dogs in the home.
- On Monday, Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek arrested 77-year-old postal worker Gail Giustino after discovering more than 70 caged cats inside her home. Officials executed a search warrant and encountered "extreme heat" and an "intense stench" within the unventilated residence.
- Investigators believe Giustino collected feral cats while working her postal route, mirroring past behavior. Ten years ago, code enforcement issued up to 65 citations for improper animal care and ventilation, though she eventually mitigated those problems.
- Sheriff Budensiek described the home as an "animal jail" where some areas contained a foot of animal feces and lacked air conditioning. He stated that Giustino thinks "she's doing the right thing, but she's doing it the wrong way."
- Authorities arrested Giustino on two misdemeanor charges to seize the animals and "save them from death." The Humane Society will initially house the cats while investigators identify other facilities where Giustino may have surrendered animals.
- Officials intend to prevent Giustino from repossessing animals through criminal proceedings and mental health court evaluation. Sheriff Budensiek emphasized the goal is for her to "not get animals back, or she can only have one or two.
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'Horrific': Florida mail carrier arrested for hoarding cats and dogs she found along her route · American Wire News
An elderly Florida mail carrier has been arrested for animal cruelty after collecting cats along the route she’s had since 1997! Police in Martin County reportedly found around 80 cats and 12 dogs living in squalor at the residence of Gail Giustino, 77. Sheriff John Budensiek described it as a severe hoarding case and unintentional abuse, as Giustino believed she was helping the cats she was taking. Responding to a theft call, Budensiek said pol…
Elderly US Postal Worker Arrested After Stealing 80 Cats From Properties, Cops Find A Foot Of Poop Inside Her Home With Nearly 100 Animals Living Inside
STUART, Fla. – A 77-year-old U.S. Postal Service mail carrier has been arrested after authorities discovered nearly 100 animals living in squalid, filthy conditions inside her Florida home, with investigators saying she collected many of the cats while on her delivery route. Gail Giustino faces misdemeanor animal cruelty charges following a raid on her residence in Stuart’s Foxwood community earlier this week. Martin County deputies and animal c…
She spent years rescuing animals. Then authorities saw what was inside her home.
A 77-year-old former postal worker in Martin County, Florida, was arrested after authorities discovered more than 70 cats and an unknown number of dogs living in unsafe conditions inside her home.
Florida woman accused of hoarding dozens of cats and dogs arrested on animal cruelty charges
Authorities have arrested Gail Giustino of Florida, a postal worker, and slapped her with two misdemeanor charges, including animal cruelty and confining an animal without sufficient food or water. The 77-year-old woman was allegedly hoarding a large number of cats and dogs at her home in the Foxwood community of Stuart. While the woman would...
Florida woman arrested after hoarding 80 cats and 12 dogs in a home with no AC, a foot of faeces and horrific living conditions
US News: A 77-year-old Florida woman has been arrested after authorities discovered 80 cats and 12 dogs living in appalling conditions inside her home in Stuar.
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