An embattled animal rescue operation in Gilmer County, Georgia near Ellijay is facing more charges of animal mistreatment and a Trion-area farm has stepped up to take some of the animals that were located at the rescue in Northeast Georgia.
The owner of the Build An Ark animal rescue, Susan Littlejohn, continues to deny that animals were mistreated at her facility, but local officials say that they have found several animals in poor health conditions – and carcasses of other animals – at the shelter. Protesters have been demanding that the shelter be shut down. The protesters have been posting photos of animals on social media and speaking out about what they call abuse and neglect at the shelter.
According to reports, during the owners arraignment hearing on March 4, 2022, protestors gathered both inside and outside the Gilmer Courthouse in downtown Ellijay. Many of those protesters swore to continue action and public measures during the proceedings.
Now, additional animals are being taken from the location in April as both Waddle On Inn Rescue Inc., a rescue near Blue Ridge, Georgia, and TMMA Farms & Sanctuary, a rescue near Trion, Georgia, say they worked together to take ducks, a chicken, an alpaca, and two horses with plans to take more including at least a donkey.
TMMA Farms has reported that the alpaca has slightly improved since the seizure, but is still fighting to be able to stand for more than 18 seconds at a time.
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