and said if she stopped feeding the cats, she will be off the hook. he also said this wasn t a couple of cats but closer to two dozen cats and the neighborhood complained and it s been going on for years, this cat feeding. still her son says the punishment seems a bit extreme. i understand my mother has broken the law with this. but it should have been reviewed individually. why would you send a 79-year-old lady to jail for feeding cats? magistrate short says he s not known as a hard-line judge and he understands the woman has had a hard time since her husband died a couple years ago and the cats are hungry out there. she fed them. he confirms his boss is scheduled a review hearing for tuesday to see if there s more appropriate outcome for the 79-year-old whose crime is feeding cats.