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Saving pets without a permit: Good Samaritan arrested after helping animals survive Florence
As Hurricane Florence barreled toward the Carolina coast, Tammie Hedges took action to protect pets that might have otherwise been caught in the storm – a decision that led to her arrest. Hedges, a resident of Waynes County, North Carolina, was taken into custody Friday after providing care to more than two dozen animals – 17 cats and 10 dogs – for owners who had to evacuate before the storm hit. "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."
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I wish a person from animal control who passed the case to the police had a diarrhea for 2 months straight.
Something you may not be familiar with is that mentally ill, recidivist animal hoarders like this lady don't get prosecuted unless it's really, really, really bad. So before you judge animal care and control too harshly, maybe don't take everything you read at face value.
Show me the proof that this lady is mentally ill recidivist animal hoarder or gtfo
You mean other than the photos I already linked? Look really, really, really closely. Is that your idea of a "rescue?"
As for meeting your demands, maybe if I cared more for your tone.