“She betrayed that trust and she betrayed the trust of these innocent animals who relied on her.”
The CEO of a South Carolina animal rescue nonprofit was arrested when police found dozens of dead animals inside her home while investigating a complaint about the “smell of death.”
Richland County investigators uncovered the revolting scene while performing a wellness check at her house on May 22 after a neighbor reported a “smell of death” wafting from the Columbia residence. “It’s appalling and it’s heartbreaking,” Lott said in a statement. “This is someone who was entrusted by the community to care for these animals and find them homes. She betrayed that trust and she betrayed the trust of these innocent animals who relied on her.”
A spokesperson for the department said investigators think the dogs and cats had been neglected and alone in the home for up to nine months and died inside their cages.Pennington is a well-known figure in the animal rescue community in Columbia, South Carolina.
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