79-year-old Nancy Segula has been feeding hungry stray cats near her house for years, and the cute little creatures really loved what the old woman was doing for them. But the neighbors of the elderly woman were not amused by her unique love.

For 3 straight years, the neighbors of 79-year-old Nancy sent out complaints. She even received warnings, complaints, and citations.

But now, the elderly woman is facing jail time for showing love to the poor stray cats. Nancy was asked to report to the county jail on August 11, 2019, at 9 AM to serve 10 days behind the bars.

When asked why she risked everything for stray cats, Nancy had the best and the simplest reply you could ever have.

During an interview with Fox 8 Cleveland, Nancy said she risked everything because she is a “Cat Lover.”

She added, “I used to have a neighbor that had a couple cats and he moved away, so he left them. I would always feed them and care for them because I was worried about them and I’m a cat lover. Once my neighbors got upset about it, they called the animal warden.”

Nancy said she misses her kittens and her husband, who has passed away.

She added, “I miss my own kitties, they passed away, my husband passed away. I’m lonely. So the cats and kitties outside help me.”

Dave Pawlowski, the son of Nancy Segula, said that the 10-day jail punishment is too harsh for feeding stray cats.

Dave said, “I couldn’t believe what my mother was telling me. She gets 10 days in the county jail, I couldn’t believe it. I’m sure people hear about the things that happen downtown in that jail. And they are going to let my 79-year-old mother go there?”

3 years ago, the neighbors of Nancy started to register complaints against her and demanded the local Animal Warden to take action against the elderly woman for feeding stray cats.

Nancy was feeding stray cats outside her home in the Garfield Heights.

The neighbors continued to register complaints against Nancy, so the Animal Warden had to do something.

The local Animal Warden went to the residence of Nancy and confronted her and told her about the “city ordinance prohibiting feeding strays.”

The police also told Nancy that her neighbors were registering complaints against her.

In Garfield Heights, where Nancy’s home is at, feeding stray animals is a violation of the City Ordinance 505.23.

Nancy continued to feed the stray cats, and in 2015, Nancy was cited for feeding cats.

In 2017, Nancy was cited again for “various charges related to feeding cats at her residence.”

In July 2017, Nancy was convicted of having “too many” cats at her house in Garfield Heights. She was placed on probation afterward.

In August 2017, another citation was handed out to Nancy for “failing to properly dispose of animal waste related to the numerous cats at her house and for continuing to feed stray cats.”

The Garfield Heights Police Department that in November 2017, Nancy was convicted of a failure to dispose of the cats and was placed on 2 years of probation.

She was also asked to stop feeding the stray cats.

Instead of stopping, Nancy continued to feed the hungry stray cats, and in May this year, she was asked to come to a probation violation hearing.

The court asked her not to feed the stray cats and her 10-day jail time was suspended.

The court suspended the jail time with the hopes that 79-year-old Nancy Segula would stop feeding the cats and would comply with the court order.

In July 2019, she was brought in again at a review hearing, and in the hearing, Nancy admitted that she was still feeding the stray cats.

The court then sentenced Nancy to spend 10 days in the Cuyahoga County Jail.

The Garfield Heights Police Department released a statement about the sentence, they said, “Mrs. Segula has never been arrested by the Police Department or the Animal Warden, she has been cited and summoned into court to respond to the numerous city ordinance violations and probation violations.”

Feeding stray cats results in a large number of cats moving into one area. This usually creates a nuisance for neighbors.