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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't you think you have more important issues to worry about right now? Not to be harsh, but worrying so much about this cat and this woman's behavior may be a way for you to ignore the big red flags you have flying in your own life.  You're 3 weeks post a domestic violence event - take care of yourself first, please!![/quote]

Yes, I agree. She posted publicly about the incident and what happened to me though in a very mean and harassing way. She disclosed sensitive details about what I went through and publicly humiliated me. There were enough details that I could be identified. I do have bigger things to worry about, but this is causing emotional distress. 
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I doubt you have any legal recourse, BUT that doesn't mean you can't ask her to take the post down. But you've got to leave all the emotion out of it. This isn't legal advice, but do a little basic research around privacy laws and defamation of character in your jurisdiction. Then send a letter, certified mail, return receipt requested, through the US mail and tell her she didn't have your permission to share things that were told to her in confidence and strictly in conjunction with you being a volunteer with her program for X number of years. And that the implication that you are not competent to foster is false. You can end with asking her to remove the post in exchange for you not pursuing legal action.

I probably wouldn't do this if she's married to a lawyer or something, but it's otherwise worth a shot.

PS - I am really sorry about the cat. :-([/quote]

THIS times a thousand. So many here saying to leave it alone, but if there are details which could identify you -- even if no one you know is likely to find and read this specific post -- I would do what the PP above suggests. Especially this: [i]You can end with asking her to remove the post in exchange for you not pursuing legal action.[/i] Don't bring up anything else, not the way she took the cat from you, not the "hoarding shed" etc., but focus only on the fact there is a post with identifiable details about you, [i]a domestic violence victim.[/i] Were cops ever involved in your home situation with the now-ex-BF? If so I would let her know that police are aware of your home situation and you will notify them and retain an attorney if the post does not disappear within, say, 24 hours. Of course the cops won't actually get involved, I know that. But SHE won't necessarily know that, and often, the mere threat and use of terms like "attorney" and "police" and "legal action" are enough to scare someone off. I agree with you and the PP above that a post with identifying details is a bridge too far. This woman is awful. (And you, OP, are NOT anyone's "hot mess"--sorry some PPs here are such jerks.)

Sadly I think you need to let everything else go, even the fact she has this "hoarding shed" of locked-up animals. You need to focus on yourself, not animal rescue, right now.

I hope you are safe from your ex-BF. That is the key thing right now. No animals come before your safety and peace of mind.[/quote]

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