Tammie Hedges made a decision to help pets that were left behind by owners that had to evacuate. But that decision that led to her arrest. Hedges, a resident of Waynes County, North Carolina, provided care of – 17 cats and 10 dogs. Some of the pets were sick and injured. “Our mission was to save as many animals from the flood that we could,” Hedges said The charges included 12 counts of practicing medicine without a veterinary license. “The owners got to evacuate. They got to save themselves. But who’s going to save those animals? That’s what we did,” Hedges said. “We saved them.”
She is the owner of Crazy’s Claws N Paws, a donation-based animal rescue center, is where she protected the animals and was not legally registered as a shelter. MORE STORY: HERE
She was taken into custody Friday after rescuing more than two dozen animals – 17 cats and 10 dogs – for owners who had to evacuate before the storm hit.
Posted by USA TODAY on Saturday, September 22, 2018
She rescued 17 cats and 10 dogs and then this happened: An arrest.
Posted by WFAA on Sunday, September 23, 2018
