Local Animal Rescue Shares Love, Homes

Snellville's Hightower Farm & Animal Sanctuary provides a safe haven for abandoned dogs and cats.

Lindy Barrett-Grove started bringing home lost animals as a child. And, then there was Fergie. Fergie was abused, starved and lost on a mountainside in Dahlonega, Ga. Barrett-Grove, who was in her 20s at the time, could not turn her back to the Rhodesian Ridgeback mix. It was second nature for her; something she always did. "My parents were very supportive and never said no when I brought a hurt or abandoned critter home," she said. "They both share my compassion for animals. I guess that's where I learned it. "If we weren't able to keep an animal ourselves, my parents would help me find it a home." Fergie died in 2004, about 14 years after Barrett-Grove found her. Two years later, Fergie inspired Barrett-Grove to officially start the …

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