Nashville, Tennessee – A 64-year-old woman is facing 11 felony counts of animal cruelty after officers rescued 11 overheated cats and kittens from a parked car in an Old Hickory neighborhood on Saturday. By the time the situation was discovered, the interior of Sharon Basham’s vehicle was dangerously hot at 105 degrees and the felines trapped inside were in extreme distress.
A Metro Animal Care and Control officer was informed that cats were in a car parked near the dam on Swinging Bridge Road. Some of the kittens inside were described as “near death” by the time help arrived. The cats and kittens in the vehicle were said to be covered in urine and feces, and malnourished.
A Metro Nashville Police Department officer responded to the scene and took Basham into custody. She is charged with 11 counts of aggravated animal cruelty and is due in court on October 23.
The cats and kittens were taken to an area animal shelter for care.
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11 Comments
These poor animals had been suffering in a lot of ways prior to them being rescued from the heat and everything said here applies… she should get the maximum jail penalty and never be allowed to adopt animals again from a legal source ( rescue,animal control, Humane Society etc). Unfortunately animals can be purchased online and that is a loophole I wish would be addressed and outlawed by government legislation but hopefully this degenerate doesn’t live long enough to have a chance to obtain another animal.
WHAT THE HECK??????
WHY DOES THESE EVEN HAVE THESE ANIMALS ….FULL STOP!!
CLEARLY SHE CARES NOTHING FOR THEM JUST TO SHUT THEM ALL UP IN A ‘FURNACE ‘ LIKE THIS!!
SHE NEEDS TO SUT IN HER CAR WITH WINDOWS TIGHTLY SHUT FOR HOURS AND SEE HOW SHE LIKES IT….
BET SHE DOESN’T
10 years minimum. COMPLETE BAN ON ALL ANIMAL OWNERSHIP! Judge and Prosecution please do your jobs, PROSECUTE TO FULL EXTENT OF LAW! The suffering these innocent lives went through is horrifying!! JUSTICE!!
Just put this fucking bitch inside of a hot car and just leave her there to die a slow, agonizing and very painful death. We need to rid the world of these monsters.
that is so fair. treat them the same way they treat poor animals
that is so fair. treat them the same way they treat poor animals
STUPID CUNT!!! RENEE CARIGLIA
STUPID CUNT!!! RENEE CARIGLIA
STUPID CUNT!!! RENEE CARIGLIA
BIG TIME PRISON! BIG, FAT FINES AND PROBATION AFTER!
NEVER EVER ALLOWED TO HAVE,WORK WITH OR BE NEAR ANY ANIMAL AGAIN!
B*TCH NEEDS TO PAY FOR WHAT SHE DID!
She needs Jail/Prison for a LONG time! Put her in a hot car for days and see how she likes it. Piece of garbage!