Amy Acton's mother convicted in animal neglect case

Summarised from New York Post's report · Updated 23 Oct, 19:39 · Archive

The estranged mother of Ohio Democrat Amy Acton was convicted after newborn kittens were found in a sweltering car.

Donna Arthur was convicted after four newborn kittens were discovered trapped in her car in Pennsylvania in 2021. The interior temperature reached 120 degrees, and one of the five-day-old kittens died from heat exhaustion. Workers at local animal shelters testified that another kitten had previously died under Arthur's care and that the mother cat had escaped before.

The case became public this week when Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy released a campaign ad featuring Arthur calling her daughter a 'liar' and urging Ohioans not to vote for her. Acton, a Democrat, has publicly discussed her troubled childhood. She has said her mother lost custody of her at age 12 due to neglect and child abuse. The ad has drawn criticism from both political parties.

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• Amy Acton’s estranged mom left five-day-old kittens in a sweltering car to die, court records revealOhio Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother was convicted in a disturbing animal-neglect case after newborn kittens were found trapped in a sweltering car — as her GOP gubernatorial rival Vivek Ramaswamy faced bipartisan blowback for featuring her in a campaign attack ad. Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, was busted in Pennsylvania in 2021 after four kittens were...New York Post · 23 Oct, 18:58

In this story: Amy Acton · Donna Arthur · Vivek Ramaswamy · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Happy Valley Animals in Need · Hope's Dream Rescue and Sanctuary

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