Mary Bosket Didn’t Do Right by Mom
November 29, 2008 by Lizard

Volusia County, FL – I know there are seniors out there who would be elated if one of their children encouraged them to leave the confines of a nursing facility in favor of independent living, especially if said child ensured that their every need is met. However, I don’t think Mary Bosket was truly interested in her 84-year-old mother’s needs when she removed her from the elder care facility. After all, she left the woman alone with 66 cats, 20 ducks, 15 turkeys, one dog, no heat, stopped-up toilet and sinks, and a faulty oxygen machine. Way to take care of Mom, Mary!
Authorities went to the New Smyrna Beach mobile home early Thanksgiving morning after representatives with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) were unable to contact the 84-year-old Mary Phillips. They found the floors covered in animal feces and the air suffused with the smell of ammonia. One room contained caged turkeys (and one loose one); another was the home of ducks and an empty child’s pool. The lone dog had a room he shared with piles of his own feces, and there were two cat corpses in the freezer. Yeah, all the makings for an awesome Thanksgiving Day!
Phillips, who suffers from congestive heart failure, told authorities that she lived alone at the home, although her daughter stopped by “occasionally” to help with the animals. When asked what she did without heat, she admitted that she covered herself with cats to stay warm.
Authorities called Bosket, and when she arrived at the home, she claimed she spent some time staying with her boyfriend and some time living with her mother. Riiiight. She had no explanation for the condition of the home. The cops arrested her, charged her with neglect of the elderly, and are holding her in a livestock pen with 12 pigs being treated for explosive diarrhea.
(Okay, that last bit isn’t true, but I can dream, right?)
The animals–including the geese, chickens, and ducks living in the yard–were taken to the Halifax Humane Society. A neighbor has expressed interest in adopting some of them.
As for Mary Phillips, DCF has taken over her care. Wherever you are, Ms. Phillips, I hope those around you help you have a wonderful, comfortable, and warm holiday season.
And that your daughter checks her stocking on Christmas morning and finds 12 pigs with explosive diarrhea.





















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