jody cothron

Think Animal Cruelty is a Felony in All 50 States? …Think Again

Brooke Arnold / 05/04/2016

Cat lovers everywhere won’t soon forget the horrific incident last month when Jody Cothron, 39, entered the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League shelter and allegedly brutally beat one of the resident rescue cats, Tilly, with a stick. Tilly was beaten so badly that she died as a result of her injuries. Court clerk Kathy Allen said Cothron, […]

Cat Beaten to Death Inside Mississippi Animal Shelter

Brooke Arnold / 04/19/2016

A man has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty after a cat was found beaten to death inside a Brookhaven, Mississippi animal shelter last Friday. Jody Cothron, 39, entered the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League (BARL) Friday afternoon and asked to see all the cats that were available for adoption. Normally, a cat caregiver would have been