rescue

Paulette Brown (above) of ReDux Equine Rescue scratches Wren, one of the most recent of the 30 horses at the rescue. Wren, a 2-year-old filly, came to Oglethorpe County from Henry County after having had little human contact and with a halter embedded in her face. (Photo/ Amanda Bright)

Paulette Brown (above) of ReDux Equine Rescue scratches Wren, one of the most recent of the 30 horses at the rescue. Wren, a 2-year-old filly, came to Oglethorpe County from Henry County after having had little human contact and with a halter embedded in her face. (Photo/ Amanda Bright)

Freedom, Forage Friends: Local rescue event equips people to take action when horses are abused, neglected

When Paulette Brown left her career in the banking world, she traded one version of stable for another — what is now 600 acres of land in Oglethorpe County and 30 horses who needed rescue.
Nikki Hughes, the owner of Camp Critter Wildlife Rescue, pets two recently orphaned piglets. The baby pigs are believed to be the offspring of a domesticated pig and a wild boar. (Photo/Sara Micale)

Nikki Hughes, the owner of Camp Critter Wildlife Rescue, pets two recently orphaned piglets. The baby pigs are believed to be the offspring of a domesticated pig and a wild boar. (Photo/Sara Micale)

Camp Critter welcomes baby wild pigs into fold

  Camp Critter Wildlife Rescue, the only licensed wildlife rehabilitation center in Oglethorpe County, recently took in two baby wild pigs.     The piglets were found next to their deceased mother by a couple in Waynesboro, Georgia.