Animal control accountability — hoarding case

Executive director of Cotton Branch Refuge Project demanded a formal review of animal control's failure to act on a 200+ animal hoarding case, citing dead and dying animals and missing records.

Asked the board to require animal control to release the complete case file for prosecution review, citing over $160,000 in rescue costs and allegations of possible conflicts of interest.

Described horrific conditions at the hoarding property — starving animals, piglets breeding in the living room — and said a full investigation is necessary.

Longtime acquaintance of Amy Mullins described calling animal control dozens of times with no response, and detailed the deplorable conditions including her elderly mother living in the home.

Rutherford County sanctuary operator said animal control told her no charges would be filed because Mullins called herself, and questioned why the case was closed without a meeting.