Animal Rights Activist Awarded $251K in Euthanasia Case
A federal jury awarded an animal rights' activist a $251,000 judgment Wednesday in a case that also compelled Southampton town to re-examine its euthanasia policy for stray cats and dogs.
Patricia Lynch said the town unfairly ended her work as a volunteer at its animal shelter after she used the media to speak out against euthanizing the animals. The end of her work at the shelter has made it impossible for her to continue rescuing the animals and place them in local homes.
"For seven years I have been trying to save the lives of adoptable animals who were euthanized," Lynch said Wednesday after the verdict. "Today was a vindication of that work."
