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In September 2022, we offered a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Mississippi woman who posted videos of herself abusing a crated cat and encouraging her dogs to attack and kill the cat. At first, the district attorney said the case couldn't be prosecuted, but we didn't give up and persisted until we secured a change of heart. Please urge the district attorney to prosecute this case to the fullest extent possible!

The prosecution of the woman who captured a neighboring cat in a crate, videoed herself telling her dogs, “Tonight we feast!” while she asked if they wanted a thigh or a leg, who continued tormenting the cat, and who finally released the cat for the dogs to kill has been challenging.

Eternea Williams went only by nicknames on social media, including TeeDy and E, and had varied addresses, but once her identity was finally confirmed, the residence where the crime was committed still had to be discovered, which was another step in the process to obtain justice.

TeeDy had public profiles on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where she identified herself as “E” and introduced her dogs Emylee and Olaf. This is the live video posted to the Facebook page, but we caution the video is extremely disturbing.

Williams lived under the jurisdiction of the Pelahatchie Police Department in the town of Pelahatchie, part of Rankin County, Mississippi, but the department failed to act on our Justice for Animals Senior Campaigner, Doll Stanley's police report. Finally, the Rankin County Sheriff's Department, despite being a department facing a staffing crisis, backed her.

The district attorney initially said this case could not be prosecuted because law enforcement could not substantiate that the cat who was tormented and tortured to death was domesticated.

Stanley filed an affidavit with the Rankin County Justice Court including documentation defining a domesticated cat as “indoor,” “free-roaming,” or “feral.”

Assistant Prosecutor Blake Cauthen now supports Stanley's mission to see Williams prosecuted for felony aggravated animal cruelty. He is in the process of working with the Sheriff's Department to get the case to the district attorney.

This alert is no longer active, but here for reference. Animals still need your help.