Fitterman
animals rescued by joint effort.
WAYNESBORO, Tenn. - As a Wayne County woman faces
animal cruelty charges the animals are now safe. In recent
weeks Investigators discovered more than 60 animals on Laura
Fitterman's land on Bear Creek Road in the south western portion of
Wayne County.
Sheriff Ric Wilson and members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s
Department armed with a court order and direct assistance from Leighann
McColloum, Tennessee’s State Director for The Humane Society of the United
States , C.A.U.S.E.
For P.A.W.S. , Inc. representative Maria
Demmers, and many local volunteers began rehabilitating and removing
the animals on Thursday November 29th. The last of
the animals were rescued on Saturday December 1st, 2007 and transported
to an undisclosed location that was better suited for their
care while awaiting the December 11th court date to determine their
future homes. |
