In her latest statement, Elkhart County Prosecuting Attorney Vickie Becker says “The investigation is closed.”

This comment comes after people gathered Wednesday outside the Elkhart County prosecutor’s office over the trash-compactor deaths of two cats at a Jayco plant in Middlebury.

The group, called The Meow Mission, is calling for action.

Becker says state law prevents charges when an animal threatens safety or damages property and says some people have threatened her staff without offering a legal path to press charges.

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