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Cat Bin Lady

'Cat bin' woman fined £250

THE WOMAN at the centre of an online storm earlier this year after footage emerged of her putting a cat into a wheelie bin has been fined £250 at Coventry Magistrates’ Court. Mary Bale (45) pleaded guilty to the charge of causing unnecessary suffering, though a second charge of failing to provide the cat with a sustainable environment was dropped.

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