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Woman gives up 297 pets for adoption
Saying her biggest concern was for the animals, a Rochelle-area woman charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty for hoarding almost 300 dogs, cats and birds gave them up voluntarily Tuesday.
At a forfeiture hearing in Dixon, Barbara Munroe, 65, said she wanted the animals to be adopted because she could not afford the $1,500 a week it was costing her for food, Lee County Assistant State's Attorney Andrew Bollman said.
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