PIERSON, Fla. -- A woman battling Volusia County for the right to keep her 200 cats is getting help from national talk-show host Dr. Phil.
The talk-show host interviewed Kristy Grant for an upcoming show about people who hoard animals. He reportedly agreed to pay for an animal-rights lawyer to represent Grant in her fight to keep the cats, according to the Associated Press report.
Grant, who is a second-grade teacher, wants permission to turn her home into an animal shelter. But the Volusia County Council rejected her request, citing county rules that limit residential pets to four per household.
