Bladenboro, NC – The Wayne County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed all charges against a woman who was arrested after rescuing and treating over two dozen abandoned cats and dogs during Hurricane Florence.
Tammie Hedges, the operator of the volunteer-run temporary shelter, Crazys Claws N Paws, was arrested on Sep. 21 for 12 counts of practicing medicine without a veterinary license and one count of soliciting a schedule IV controlled substance, the Goldsboro News-Argus reported.
Crazys Claws N Paws volunteer Kathie Davidson said Hedges had planned to register the space they used as a temporary emergency center, but that it was not yet registered when Florence hit.
“Since she had space… she just wanted to be able to provide a place for the animals,” Davidson told the Goldsboro News-Argus. “Each one had its own cage or playpen, its own water, its own food, and cats had their own litter box. There was a kennel set up with pads that dogs could be taken to to use the bathroom.”
The entire operation was indoors, and volunteers remained there 24-hours each day, Davidson said.
Good.
Now go arrest Cankles.
It’s ridiculous that charges were ever brought in the first place.
Person who went after Tammie Hedges should be filling out paper work at the unemployment office.
Evidently torches and pitchforks work.
@Judge September 28, 2018 at 11:24 am
> Person who went after Tammie Hedges should be filling out paper work at the unemployment office.
No.
The person who started the paper work chain needs to be doxxed. Let the public decide what’s an appropriate response to this taking of public resources.
The people who brought the threat of death to her need to be last seen in am alligator populated area. You don’t get to keep the prize without paying the ante.
Unless EVERYONE involved with bringing the charges is fired, fined, and never allowed to work in this profession again, it’s meaningless. The punishment for this kind of idiocy should be harsh, immediate, and permanent.
As our last conservative President said many times as he vetoed 1 bill a month from ’81 – ’88 America has far too many laws already.
Proof that Ron was right!
It is shameful that she was arrested and the animals seized in the first place. Seizing the animals puts even more stress on already stressed-out animals.