http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding A little understood mental illness causes untold suffering for animals en http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1796 <p>Two states specifically target animal &quot;hoarding&quot; in their laws. </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/animal-hoarding" class="og_links">Animal Hoarding</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1796">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1796#comments Animal Hoarding Thu, 19 May 2011 14:01:54 -0700 lauraallen 1796 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1795 <p> Animal Planet network has <a href="http://www.animalhoardingproject.com/">aired a number of stories in its series about animal hoarding</a>.   <p>Sara Jefferson, Researcher for the show, says &quot;<em>We are dedicated to finding comprehensive long-term solutions and believe therapy to be key to this. We bring in experts and have the resources to help both people and their pets.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/animal-hoarding" class="og_links">Animal Hoarding</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1795">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1795#comments Animal Hoarding Thu, 19 May 2011 13:36:43 -0700 lauraallen 1795 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1570 <p><img src="http://advocacy.britannica.com/blog/advocacy/wp-content/uploads/hoarding-2.jpg" alt="rescuing animals from a hoarder " class="image-right" height="142" width="230" />A bill that is characterized as &quot;anti-hoarding&quot; has been introduced in the New York legislature. <a href="http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&amp;bn=A00191%09%09&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Text=Y">AB 191</a> states, &quot;<em>Across the country, there is an<br />increasing incidence of cases where large numbers of companion animals<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/animal-hoarding" class="og_links">Animal Hoarding</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1570">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1570#comments Animal Hoarding Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:06:02 -0700 lauraallen 1570 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1171 <p><strong><img height="225" width="149" src="/system/files/images/Cat_1.jpg" alt="cat" class="image-right" />Update Feb. 11, 2010:</strong> The case was dismissed today. <strong>Judge Kent Jasperson</strong> dismissed the case at the outset, stating FLOCK itself could not be named as a defendant and pointing out the individual directors and officers had only been named and served the day before. Judge Jasperson had refused a prosecution request for a continuance. </p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/animal-hoarding" class="og_links">Animal Hoarding</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1171">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/1171#comments Animal Hoarding Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:50:41 -0700 lauraallen 1171 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/459 <a href="http://www.cfainc.org/jpgs/hoarding1.jpg" class="thickbox"></a><p><img width="150" src="http://www.mykonosanimals.com/adopt/images/cat_large/im_cat01.jpg" alt="Rescued cats" height="154" />  <strong>Update May 6, 2008</strong>: The Hawaii legislature has <em><strong>passed </strong></em>Senate Bill 3203, making hoarding a crime. In the final version, anyone with 20 or more dogs or cats or a combination, can be guilty of a misdemeanor if the person<u> intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:</u> </p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/animal-hoarding" class="og_links">Animal Hoarding</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/459">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/459#comments Animal Hoarding Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:38:10 -0700 lauraallen 459 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/251 <p> There are news reports almost daily about raids on people called animal hoarders who have large numbers of animals suffering in deplorable, filthy conditions. The news reports typically show a home or some building or property overcrowded with starving, sick or injured animals, sometimes in cages and all living with piles of waste, garbage and sometimes dead animals everywhere. </p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/animal-hoarding" class="og_links">Animal Hoarding</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/251">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-hoarding/article/251#comments Animal Hoarding Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:55:56 -0700 lauraallen 251 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com