Animal Hoarding 2
Jessica Hirsch
GSW 1100
Dr. Burroughs
March 29, 2011
Animal Hoarding How would you feel if you saw an animal that is boney and sick? For people that love animals it is hard to picture an animal that is sick, covered in fleas or ticks, cuts, and is just boney. Animal hoarding is an unrecognized problem in many communities. By the time people notice it usually too late to help the animals that are involved in the hoarding. Hoarding is considered a type of animal abuse and can be punishable by law if found guilty in court. There are over a hundred cases each year that deal with just animal hoarding that is reported to the authorities. Many shelters and veterinary offices help those poor animals that are brought in by cops and organizations that are established to rescue animals in trouble or danger. There are solutions in solving this problem that is spreading across the United States that can be solved locally or solved by the state. These solutions are the most reasonable. They are to limit the number animals in a household, to check up on previous hoarders more recently, and to inform people of the ways they can help and the effects that can happen due to this problem. Animal hoarding by definition is an individual person who accumulates a large number of animals and does not provide adequate care for them such as veterinary care, clean living space, and proper food source. There are some hoarders that when found by the police hand over most or all the animals over to the state because they realize that it is the right thing to do for the animals. There are groups out there such as the Humane Society and the ASPCA that are out there helping animals that are victims of animal cruelty. Both groups have websites and commercials to show people what is going in the “animal world” so to say. The Humane Society website has many articles about cases that were successful in helping animals. One article called “Rescued from Squalor” discusses a case that took
GSW 1100
Dr. Burroughs
March 29, 2011
Animal Hoarding How would you feel if you saw an animal that is boney and sick? For people that love animals it is hard to picture an animal that is sick, covered in fleas or ticks, cuts, and is just boney. Animal hoarding is an unrecognized problem in many communities. By the time people notice it usually too late to help the animals that are involved in the hoarding. Hoarding is considered a type of animal abuse and can be punishable by law if found guilty in court. There are over a hundred cases each year that deal with just animal hoarding that is reported to the authorities. Many shelters and veterinary offices help those poor animals that are brought in by cops and organizations that are established to rescue animals in trouble or danger. There are solutions in solving this problem that is spreading across the United States that can be solved locally or solved by the state. These solutions are the most reasonable. They are to limit the number animals in a household, to check up on previous hoarders more recently, and to inform people of the ways they can help and the effects that can happen due to this problem. Animal hoarding by definition is an individual person who accumulates a large number of animals and does not provide adequate care for them such as veterinary care, clean living space, and proper food source. There are some hoarders that when found by the police hand over most or all the animals over to the state because they realize that it is the right thing to do for the animals. There are groups out there such as the Humane Society and the ASPCA that are out there helping animals that are victims of animal cruelty. Both groups have websites and commercials to show people what is going in the “animal world” so to say. The Humane Society website has many articles about cases that were successful in helping animals. One article called “Rescued from Squalor” discusses a case that took
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