2,000 pounds of animal carcasses???
This is one of the worst cases of this type of 'rescuer' I've ever read of and I've read about a lot of them!
How the heck did she get away with her behaviour for so long? Ok, so she's a former mayor, but still, there have to be some limits. Didn't the neighbours notice anything? Say, like an overabundance of dogs and/or cats? Or was she just a harmless little old lady who fed a few too many animals?
I have 2 cats and 2 dogs and there are times I'm tempted to get rid of them to see what it would be like not to wear a fur coat everytime I sat anywhere. And the kibble bill is outrageous just for my 4. Hmmm, maybe that's why she had 2 thousand pounds of animal carcasses. Maybe they got a little too rank for the others to nibble on. (Now, that's gross!)