AUGUSTA, GA. (THECOUNT) — Anne Sawyer, the longtime NewsChannel 6 Adopt-A-Pet guest, has passed away.

Sawyer appeared for years during the stations’ Adopt-A-Pet segment every Wednesday on NewsChannel 6 at Noon.

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She was appreciated for her tireless efforts to help unwanted pets find homes, reports KJBF.

She was a fighter who battled several bouts of cancer. Next Wednesday would have been her 80th birthday.

NewsChannel 6 says they will pass along funeral arrangements once they’ve been announced.

A cause of death was not provided.

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