In Texas, A Woman shot her husband for beating the family cat.
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Dallas Police found themselves dealing with one of their strangest cases in recent memory when a 47-year-old woman fatally shot her husband in defense of the family cat.
The scene unfolded when the confessed shooter, Mary Harrison, decided she could no longer watch her husband’s repeat abuse of the family cat. Mary’s now-deceased husband, Dexter Harrison, allegedly beat the animal so frequently that it finally ran away.
Worried sick, Mary plastered their Dallas neighborhood with “missing pet” pictures until a well-meaning neighbor eventually located the animal. Unfortunately, Dexter resumed his abuse as soon as the cat was returned home, which led his frustrated wife to finally shoot him in an effort to stop it. But when Dexter died of his injuries en route to the hospital, Mary was subsequently accused of his murder.
Social media, meanwhile, remains divided over this punishment. Some people accused Mary of overreacting by prioritizing the cat’s life over her husband’s. Others, including animal advocates who set up a Gofundme page to cover Mary’s legal expenses, contend she acted valiantly on behalf of an innocent feline.
https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/woman-shot-husband-cat/
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for some here.
I guess there will be another accused/abused woman to burn at the stake in the future... 
but there have been as long as I can reemember, and there still are, people who say 'it's only a cat" (or "it's only a dog" - or "it;s only whatever"
They need to be sat down and asked, if someone 's child died, would you say "It's only a child"? If not, then STFU.
"Prioritizing the cat's life over her husband." Damn right. I cn guarantee the cat never beat up anyone, breaking ribs and jaw.
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