Gail Giustino pleaded no contest Tuesday to two animal abuse charges stemming from the rescue of 108 animals from a property near Hobe Sound in what officials call Martin County's worst animal hoarding case. Giustino, a 77-year-old mail carrier, will serve two years of probation and is prohibited from having any contact with animals. A

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