The women — Beverly Roberts, 85, and Mary Alston, 61 — were known to local officials for feeding and trapping stray cats in Wetumpka, Alabama.

<p>The women — Beverly Roberts, 85, and Mary Alston, 61 — were known to local officials for feeding and trapping stray cats in Wetumpka, Alabama.</p>

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