{"id":61495,"date":"2026-01-22T17:57:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=61495"},"modified":"2026-01-22T17:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:57:28","slug":"listen-to-becky-bywater-they-just-wait-behind-a-cage-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/01\/22\/listen-to-becky-bywater-they-just-wait-behind-a-cage-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Becky Bywater; &#8220;They just wait\u2014behind a cage door&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\ud835\uddea\ud835\uddf2\u2019\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddfd\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\ud835\udddc \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddee \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf5\ud835\ude01 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude06.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"9b9b97\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #9b9b97;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"197\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bywater.webp?resize=343%2C197&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61497 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bywater.webp?w=343&amp;ssl=1 343w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bywater.webp?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Becky Bywater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was her response when they asked for her full home address\u2014on the record. \ud835\uddec\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfb\u2019\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddfd\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01 \ud835\ude06\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddfd\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0 \ud835\udde7\ud835\udde9 \ud835\uddf7\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddee\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf8 \ud835\ude06\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfa5\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They told her she had to give it before she could speak. And she still did\u2026 because she needed to say how \u201cshocked and dismayed\u201d she feels thinking about how many animals have suffered over the past 7 years inside Polk County Animal Control &#8211; FL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\u2019\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf3\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf2. \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\u2019\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddee \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2. \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\u2019\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddee \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They just wait\u2014behind a cage door\u2014for someone to speak when they can\u2019t. 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For the little paws who never got a chance. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc3e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" src=\"\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc94\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=445&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F901935755622565%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"445\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c\ud835\uddea\ud835\uddf2\u2019\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddfd\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb.\u201d \u201c\ud835\udddc \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddee \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf5\ud835\ude01 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude06.\u201d That was her response when they asked for her full home address\u2014on the record. \ud835\uddec\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfb\u2019\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddfd\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01 \ud835\ude06\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff&hellip; 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