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Florida - Mail carrier found with 80+ feral cats collected on her route

Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:30 am
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
22454 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:30 am
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MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WPBF) – A 77-year-old Florida woman was arrested after authorities rescued 80 cats from her home.

Authorities suspect the mail carrier collected feral cats along her route.

The news has people in a Martin County neighborhood who have missing cats wondering if she took their pets.

Ninety-two animals, including 80 cats and 12 dogs, were rescued from a home in Stuart’s Foxwood community on Monday.




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Sheriff John Budensiek called it the worst case of animal hoarding he has seen in Martin County.

The sheriff said animal control tried to get inside the home for about a week, but the owner, Gail Giustino, refused to cooperate.

Court records show Giustino was issued more than 40 citations in 2015 for improper care or treatment of animals, but the case was dismissed.


https://www.kgns.tv/2026/07/22/nearly-100-animals-removed-home-mail-carrier-suspected-taking-cats-near-her-routes/








Posted by BowDownToLSU
Livingston louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
22055 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:32 am to
Posted by BowDownToLSU
Livingston louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
22055 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:35 am to
I’ve got a neighbor that we went to her house one day just to visit. She invited us in. She had around 10 cats and the smell was unbearable. We stayed maybe 5 minutes
Posted by Long Ball Larry
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2021
1710 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:37 am to
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77-year-old Florida woman


would
Posted by boogiewoogie1978
Little Rock
Member since Aug 2012
20862 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:38 am to
How does someone live like this?
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
35579 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:38 am to
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Authorities suspect the mail carrier collected feral cats along her route.


Wait, that woman was still delivering the mail?

Doesn't the federal government force you into retirement at a certain age?

Nothing in the article about her being retired...
This post was edited on 7/23/26 at 9:42 am
Posted by _Hurricane_
Somewhere
Member since Feb 2016
8012 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:40 am to
Can’t find it in my heart to make fun of this lady. She’s mentally unwell and probably thought she was helping the stray animals. Just sad really.

ETA: I see she’s been cited a ton for stuff like this. Still sad.
This post was edited on 7/23/26 at 9:41 am
Posted by Night Vision
33rd Level REC/Bryant Denny West
Member since Feb 2018
27155 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:41 am to
She was performing a service to the community and still working.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
158029 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:42 am to
She looks exactly like I figured she would.
Posted by AUFANATL
Member since Dec 2007
5657 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:52 am to

Feral cats are not easy to catch. You pretty much have to trap them whenever they come out of their hiding spots.

If she was collecting cats while delivering the mail then she was probably grabbing people's pets or pet dumps/domesticated strays.

Posted by sjmabry
Texas
Member since Aug 2013
19235 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 9:58 am to
quote:

I’ve got a neighbor that we went to her house one day just to visit. She invited us in. She had around 10 cats and the smell was unbearable. We stayed maybe 5 minutes
I wouldn't have stayed more than 5 seconds.
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
35579 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 10:02 am to
You can literally smell this picture...

Posted by Gifman
Captiva, FL
Member since Jan 2021
20265 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 10:57 am to
IWNHI
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
22454 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 11:00 am to

Next question is from where did she get all of those cat carriers? Garage sales?
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
77404 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 11:30 am to
At least she seems to have kept them inside, unlike a lot of other shitty cat owners.
Posted by Rex Feral
Somewhere near Athens
Member since Jan 2014
17591 posts
Posted on 7/23/26 at 11:39 am to
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How does someone live like this?


Mental illness. If she liked to pretend she was a man it would be acceptable. Weird what our standards are.
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