Carrier Mills, Illinois – Police in Carrier Mills have arrested a woman who they say abandoned three dogs during a heatwave, causing their deaths. According to the Carrier Mills Police Department, 34-year-old Katherine L. Hodges is facing a felony count of Obstructing Justice, and 3 Misdemeanor counts of Animal Cruelty for allegedly abandoning three dogs during a July heatwave.
In a public release, the authorities said:
The charges alleged Hodges was responsible for 3 dogs who were abandoned and left to fend for themselves during a heatwave in July. Unfortunately, all 3 dogs perished. Hodges is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The accused has responded to the allegations on the police department’s Facebook page. In a comment, she claims to have secured someone to care for the dogs while she was unable to.
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42 Comments
what is wrong with the justice system in this world.. 3 misdemeanors aint shit…. should be 3 felony’s….like someone else said, street and vigilante justice is what is needed here and all other abuse cases…. only way to make a difference…..
Leave this demon outside in a crate with no food or water! We don’t need people like her in this world!
PIECE of SHIT! She should get the death penalty and die like her poor dogs died. No mercy for her. And she still thinks it was ok for her. People like her do not deserve to live in our society.
A misdemeanor (3) gets a slap on the wrist.
GIve hER HER DEATH PENALTY.
NO MERCY!
EYE FOR AN EYE PUNISHMENT!!! LOCK THIS EVIL BEING IN THAT SAME HOT CAR 24HRS EVEN MORE FOR OTHER ABUSES SHE HAS COMMITTED TO THOSE INNOCENT FURBABY’S !!!
How could anyone do that to 3 innocent dogs? I’ll never know. Why didn’t she surrender them to a rehoming centre/shelter so that they could be adopted into forever loving homes? How very cruel and heartless, she quite clearly has a heart of stone, ban her for life from ever owning any Dogs or other pets for that matter. Also put her on the ANIMAL cruelty register and please give her the maximum jail sentence possible.
R.I.P. Darling Dogs.🙏🥀🕯️💐
Misdemeanor are you kidding me for three dogs? That’s shameful justice.
Evil, narcissistic psychopath. How could anyone do that to 3 innocent dogs? I’ll never know. Why didn’t she surrender them to a rehoming centre/shelter so that they could be adopted into forever loving homes? How very cruel and heartless, she quite clearly has a heart of stone, ban her for life from ever owning any Dogs or other pets for that matter. Also put her on the ANIMAL cruelty register and please give her the maximum jail sentence possible.
R.I.P. Darling Dogs.🙏🥀🕯️💐
STREET JUSTICE NOW! LOCK THAT CUNT IN A CAR IN THE HOT FLORIDA SUN AND GET IT OUT OF SOCIETY NOW!
YESS!!! THAT WOULD BE THE PERFECT JUSTICE FOR THIS EVIL BEING,,, PERIOD !!!
DEFINITELY ‘NOT’ TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LIVES, & CARE OF THESE 3 POOR INNOCENT DOGS!!!!
HELLO ANYONE HOME ?????
SOLE RESPONSIBILITY WAS HERS AND SHE COMPLETELY IGNORED THIS AND WENT ABOUT ‘GETTING RID OF THEM’
UNBELIEVABLE!!! COLD! CALLOUS,
EVIL THING TO DO!!
MAY GOD’S MIGHTY ARM OF JUSTICE PREVAIL ‘GREATLY’ FOR THESE POOR INNOCENT ANIMALS IN THIS CASE!!
HOT, SWELTERING JAIL CELL WITH NO WATER OR FOOD, LET HER SUFFER IN PAIN LIKE THESE 3 SWEET DOGS DID! B*TCH NEEDS HEAVY FINES AND LOOOONG JAIL TIME!
Agree
YESS!!! THAT’S WHAT I WOULD CALL PERFECT JUSTICE!!!
Tie her up on a nice warm summer day in Yuma three feet out of reach of some nice cool water and shade. A few days of that should do the trick.
There is no excuse for the death of those animals. If this individual was left in charge of their care; that is what she should have done. The fact that they died under her watch makes her responsible for their deaths. She needs to be held accountable and she needs to be punished for her actions.
SCUMBAG!! SPIC!! 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮
Leave her in the car with handcuffs, windows totally shut! mouth covered with a rag or shoved down her mouth!
Ba-Byeeeee! 😅😅😅😅😈😈😈😈
She knew what she was doing. What an evil person she is. I hope she gets the maximum sentencing she can get. She really deserves the same punishment she gave to those 3 dogs. I hope the law changes to make animal cruelty a major crime instead of a small slap your hand crime. They are torturing and putting a live being to death, no different than killing a human being.
More human garbage! People do not deserve to live and walk away without any consequences. These poor animals died a horrible death and they are the reason.Jail time and hefty fines and their face iplastered all over the town so people can see what POS is they are.
Every person that abuses or neglects an animal deserves the same treatment they gave that animal! Until animal abuse laws are much stronger and punishments more harsh and enforced, this will never stop. People like this are pure evil!!!
I agree with everyone here…POS needs the same exact treatment that she gave those poor pups!!
Let the punishment fit the crime! I am sick of these animal torturing and animal murdering bastards who could not give a toss about the animals feelings. It’s high time these waste of spacers were taught a lesson they will NEVER forget! Animal activist groups, Animal Vigilantes, Lynch mobs etc to deal with these ‘non-caring’, arrogant, sods to show them what serious pain is all about. Same with this asshole! Trussed up and chucked into a seriously ‘hot’ car’ and left there to see if she thinks it funny. And— there are many other ways too. But the best way is termination if you feel angry enough as these buggers will only do the same again unless they are removed permanently from our planet. It has got to happen!!
These people are evil, they care nothing about the suffering they are causing and the sentences are never enough. We must have stronger deterrents or these moronic people will carry on, because they just don’t care and never will!!!
CAGE THE MONSTER!
Why is it three misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty? It should be three felony counts of animal cruelty. Do the authorities realize the agonizing, painful death these dogs experienced? They, along with the POS owner, should be made to experience what those dogs experienced.
Another piece of garbage who doesn’t deserve to exist. Lock the monster in a confined hot space and starve her to death. She isn’t worth the time of the legal system.
Totally agree. Gotta admit when I saw her photo my first reaction is I wanted to punch her face in. She looks extremely arrogant like it’s her right to do what she wants. I’m praying she gets her “reward” very soon.
Supervise whomsoever is looking after your dogs; END OF. You check, double check and re check as in VIGILANCE OVER DUE DILIGENCE AS OWNER.
You aren’t fit to pay anyone, nor own an animal.
Evil.
EXACTLY!! Just ano waste of a human being. There are NO EXCUSES!!
Kill this POS slowly, heat and starvation at best
leave her outside in a crate with no food or water
No pets in her care ever again. Always blaming someone else. Prosecute to the max
No pets in her care ever again. Always blaming someone else. Prosecute to the max