First I will say that it isn't right for her to threaten you.

My mom had a house fire a few years ago. Her home was burned to the ground. It was such a horrible horrible feeling once the camera crews and firemen were gone. We just stood outside for hours. We didn't know what to do or where to start. My mom had two dogs that the neighbors were nice enough to take for a few days. I tried to take them but they didn't get along with my dogs. It took over a year for my mom's house to be rebuilt. She first lived in a motel and then in a rental home. Neither allowed pets. To top it all off, it was the worst time of her life, she had so many other things going on in her life. We built a kennel in her backyard while the house was being rebuilt. She'd visit the dogs daily and give them food and water. It was really hard on both her and the dogs. More then once people tried to steal the dogs, assuming that they were neglected. With everything else going on in my mom's life, she would have been devastated if they'd succeeded.

I'm not saying that you did the wrong thing. I don't know the circumstances with that woman. I hope I don't make you feel bad, but it just brought back memories of my mother's house fire.