“CatOwner” didn’t even worry about her cats? Think how hungry they were!
Kidding aside, it IS sad.
But, if she has adult children who have moved out of the house and is a widow or divorced, I can see it happening. We have excellent neighbors who look out for each other, but everybody is always coming and going, taking trips, etc, so I’m not sure how long it would be before the neighbors noticed I wasn’t coming home from work — especially if you drive your car into the garage and close the garage door behind you.
More important than her starving cats, did the welfare checker remember to find and fill out the lady’s mail-in ballot for Kommy?