Tennessee: After being taken to jail, owner never tells anyone about cat inside their house. Now they've been charged with animal cruelty

TENNESSEE -- On September 17 Animal Control received a call that a resident on Ishee Drive noticed a handwritten sign on a mailbox at a house that had grass over four feet tall.

The sign stated, “LIVE CAT INSIDE – Save me!!”

The officer spoke with neighbors who had not seen anyone at the residence for weeks.

The Animal Control officer could hear a cat screaming inside. The house had an unsecured window, so the officer called Clarksville Police.

It was determined that the cat owner had been incarcerated a month prior and there was no power to the residence.

Fire and Rescue were called and provided a ladder for the Animal Control officer to gain access to the cat, who was taken to a vet for hospitalization.

The owner of the cat will be charged with animal cruelty for abandonment.

Animal Control would like to thank all the responders for the team effort to save this innocent animal’s life.

(Clarksville Now - Sept 17, 2016)