On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, Carol Badart VanWie, 77, pleaded guilty in Calvert County District Court to multiple charges involving violations of Maryland’s animal cruelty laws. VanWie was given a 90 day jail sentence with all 90 days suspended, placed on 3 years of probation, and ordered not to possess any animals. In addition, she reimbursed Calvert County the sum of $66,857.58 for the care and feeding of the animals that were confiscated from her property.
Claudia Johnson will tell you she currently has 27 furry, noodle-shaped babies and she can tell you the names and stories of each and every one of them.
On January 11, 2023, Officer Higgs of the Maryland Natural Resources Police conducted a routine wildlife master rehabilitator inspection at 1309 Tongue Cove Drive in Lusby, Calvert County MD, who is occupied by Carole Badart VanWie age 76 and is permitted as a wildlife master rehabilitator through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (permit number 55687)