What affects us affects cats
Hurricane Florence has proven once again that when disaster strikes, people will go out of their way to help others. This is especially true when animals are involved. Many animal rescues and rescuers are taking it upon themselves to raise funds and request donations for the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Florence in North …
This is a discussion article on how many of us as animal lovers are practicing veterinary medicine without a license. After reading of Tammie Hedges arrest and being charged with practicing without the proper veterinary license, I decided to look into just what that means in the state of North Carolina. According to the …
UPDATE 6:57pm: Tammie has been released on an unsecured bond of $10k. Her court date is 10/17 at 1:30pm in Courtroom 3 at the Wayne County Courthouse. She has a consultation with a lawyer next Tuesday afternoon, but if anyone has a lawyer who will represent her pro bono, she would be happy to …
UPDATE September 21, 2018 from Tammie’s rescue Facebook page. “Just to update everyone, Tammie was just arrested and is being taken to county jail. They sent two cars of men to arrest one 4’10” female! Charged with practicing veterinary medicine and some other charges that they said they didn’t know.” A disturbing situation is …
I was searching the internet for interesting Hurricane Florence animal rescue information when a statement caught my eye from the Opslens.com website. “The reality of depravity when humans are confronted with anomalies for which they had adequate prep-time yet still made grotesque decisions. Disregarding a bicycle is perfectly understood; valuating a few heartbeats as …
Let’s talk about Robert Simmons, responsibility and the sweet kitty he couldn’t leave behind when New Bern, North Carolina suffered devastating flooding during Hurricane Florence. Michael posted the original article here on PoC. The photos credited to Andrew Carter have gone viral on Facebook and other social media. To me, they say a lot …
UPDATE July 9: I heard from the rescue who stepped up who was at this e-vet at the time and that rescue is making sure the bill is covered. Rescue talked to the staff at that particular clinic and they did confirm that no, they would not treat a dying animal if funds weren’t covered …
This is a happy ending rescue story about a Georgetown, Kentucky resident named Mark and how he was miraculously in the right place at the right time to rescue five sick and elderly cats. The June 25 Facebook post on Annie and Mark’s wall read “Mark took a wrong turn on his way to …
