PINEVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — A woman in Bell County was arrested on Wednesday and charged with second-degree animal cruelty after police report that she allegedly left a box of kittens on the side of the road.
The Bell County Sheriff's Office detailed that at around 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, a deputy received a Facebook message from a woman regarding a box of cats that were reportedly left on the roadside on Belcher Road.
Officials added that a photo of the boxed kittens were posted on Facebook by a man who lives in the area. He reportedly said that, while he was on his way to a meeting on Monday evening, he found the kittens and attempted to catch them after they escaped the box. However, officials added his attempt to catch them was unsuccessful.
The woman who sent the message to the deputy on Tuesday, said that she was able to recover six kittens. Officials noted that the box had a label on it with the name and address of 43-year-old Jessica Belcher.
At around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, the deputy went to the home listed on the box and found Belcher. After a conversation, the deputy arrested Belcher and she was charged with second-degree cruelty to animals, according to the sheriff's office.
