Local Dog Activist Charged with Criminal Trespassing
March 11, 2010 8:42 AM
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Chris Forshey
A Blair County dog activist who was convicted of stealing an East Freedom couple’s German Shepherd in 2006 is again facing criminal charges.
State Police at Hollidaysburg say 46-year-old Tamira Ci Thayne of Tyrone illegally trespassed on private property Sunday along Gypsy Camp Hollow Road in Snyder Township. Troopers say Thayne entered posted property with a video camera and filmed several dogs that were chained to their outdoor shelters. Thayne posted the video of herself interacting with the seven dogs on ‘YouTUBE.’ Thayne claims the dogs were being mistreated. She gave video and photo evidence to the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society on Monday. Officers have since visited the site and removed three dogs for medical treatment – two others were turned over to alternate caregivers.
Thayne – who is formerly known as Tammy Grimes – was convicted in 2007 by a Blair County jury after she stole a 19-year-old dog named Doogie, took it to a veterinarian and then never returned it to its owners.
A Blair County dog activist who was convicted of stealing an East Freedom couple’s German Shepherd in 2006 is again facing criminal charges.
State Police at Hollidaysburg say 46-year-old Tamira Ci Thayne of Tyrone illegally trespassed on private property Sunday along Gypsy Camp Hollow Road in Snyder Township. Troopers say Thayne entered posted property with a video camera and filmed several dogs that were chained to their outdoor shelters. Thayne posted the video of herself interacting with the seven dogs on ‘YouTUBE.’ Thayne claims the dogs were being mistreated. She gave video and photo evidence to the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society on Monday. Officers have since visited the site and removed three dogs for medical treatment – two others were turned over to alternate caregivers.
Thayne – who is formerly known as Tammy Grimes – was convicted in 2007 by a Blair County jury after she stole a 19-year-old dog named Doogie, took it to a veterinarian and then never returned it to its owners.
