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PHFaust
at Sun Jul 24 01:33:58 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHFaust ]
>>I am still researching laws in my area but I thought I would ask the multitude. Apparently a serious offence if charged.
>>So, how DO rack set-up users (snakes and rodents) avoid being charged with being Animal Hoarders?
Some information from my sheltering experience:
- there is no one number for hoarders. Hoarders are people who have too much to handle period
- animal wise, the biggest indicator of a hoarder or someone over their head is the inability to keep the room clean. Make sure there is no obvious urine scent. A messy cage here and there, but no scent
- Keep educational materials on hand. Things that document that the cages are an appropriate size.
These are the things that will be looked at. One of the hoarding homes we took animals from did not have a major quantity, but the floor was bending from the level of urine that had soaked into it. The animals, while only about 15 (which honestly is a lot but really) were in horrid body condition, covered with feces, etc... The point is with our animals to have them well cared for and clean. That way you can combat the hoarder label.
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Cindy Steinle
PHFaust
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RE: Animal Hoarding Question - PHFaust, Sun Jul 24 01:33:58 2011