May 2009
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WatchAlmost 1,000 animals seized in feed-store raid in Dalworthington Garden
DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS — A police raid on a feed store this week netted about 240 dead animals and more than 700 live animals that were for sale as pets, the Humane Society of North Texas estimated Thursday…
he animals housed at the feed store included dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, rats, mice, ferrets, turtles,...
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RSPCA: Animal Hoarders
Animal hoarders live secretive, reclusive lives. Their closest companions are the animals they abuse. In the following story, from the RSPCA’s Animals magazine, Winter 2005, the RSPCA reveals the latest profiling and research on the terrifying problem of animal hoarders and the cost to the animals in their care. And, we reveal the increasing burden on the resources of welfare organisations such as...
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New Strict Breeders Bills Introduced In New York...
Two new bills in the New York State Senate would severely limit the operations of responsible dog breeders in the Empire State. The American Kennel Club opposes these bills, and strongly encourages all concerned responsible dog breeders and owners in New York to contact the members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, which currently has cognizance of both bills, and respectfully express their...
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A Theoretical Perspective to Inform Assessment and...
By: Gary J. Patronek & Jane N. Nathanson Abstract: Animal hoarding is a poorly understood, maladaptive,destructive behavior whose etiology and pathology are only beginning to emerge. We compare and contrast animal hoarding to the compulsive hoarding of objects and proceed to draw upon attachment of objects and proceed to draw upon attachment trauma, and our own clinical experience to...
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POLITICS: Boots on the Ground for Animals
BY: Michael Markarian, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund
As everyone knows, money talks. Whether an animal welfare law will be effective often turns on whether it gets adequately funded. And that spending is vital even when it comes in the worst economic times since the Great Depression. Our fortunes are intertwined with those of animals, and proper enforcement not only helps these...
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Huge rise in abandoned pets as recession bites:...
LONDON (AFP) – Household pets have become the latest victim of the global slowdown, with the number abandoned rising by more than 50 percent in the past year, the RSPCA said on Monday.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals called for people to donate more time or money to help it support the thousands of extra animals across England and Wales that were dumped by their...
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Just how did that clutter accumulate, anyway?
By Ruth Wong, Star Bulletin
“…How does clutter accumulate? There are many reasons, but here are four common ones. Do any apply to you?
» Difficulty deciding. Sometimes it’s just too hard to decide whether to keep something, so we keep it. That’s how piles start. As is commonly said, “clutter is the result of postponed decisions.”… More
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Experts examine cases of animal hoarding
By Katy Moeller - McClatchy Newspapers
“…”I think of these as little animal concentration camps. It’s disturbing,” said Dr. Jeff Rosenthal, executive director of the Idaho Humane Society. “The animals suffer horribly.”…
…Experts say a common misconception about animal hoarders is that they are people who simply took on too much and fell...
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WatchGOOD NEWS: Best Friends & the Michael Vick “Vicktory Dogs”
April 20, 2009 : 12:16 PM ET
In the world of professional journalism, it’s not often your interview subject leaps off the ground and nearly bowls you over with slobbery kisses. But Tom Farrey of ESPN had a very special interviewee in Georgia, one of the Vicktory dogs. Hey, she’s a diva extraordinaire. She doesn’t...
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Montana - Animal Hoarding Bill - FAILS in...
Gazette Opinion: Cruelty bills meet death by committee in Helena
The 2009 Legislature could have strengthened Montana animal cruelty laws in several ways. Lawmakers introduced two bills to increase penalties for animal cruelty, a bill to increase penalties for abandoning horses and a bill written to address the unique aspects of animal-hoarding cases. All failed. Senate Bill 346, introduced by...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Changes are coming!
We will be moving are blog to eBlogger at the end of the month. Please also look for another BIG announcement then too.
Thank you for all your interest in animal hoarding.
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How to know if you're a compulsive hoarder
By Eric Adler, McClatchy Newspapers
Barely a decade ago, most researchers considered compulsive hoarding a sub-symptom of other disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorder or — because a lot of hoarders find themselves compelled to shop — an impulse-control disorder. Hoarding is also seen in some people with dementia, schizophrenia and other organic brain disorders. More and more, scientists...
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Compulsive hoarding
Compulsive hoarding (or pathological hoarding) is the acquisition of, and failure to use or discard, such a large number of seemingly useless possessions that it causes significant clutter and impairment to basic living activities such as mobility, cooking, cleaning, showering or sleeping. A person who engages in compulsive hoarding is commonly said to be a “pack rat”, in reference to...
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Field Guide to The Pack Rat: Closet Cases
Hard times can awaken the hoarder within. Your trash is my treasure. Psychology Today Magazine By: Elizabeth Svoboda
For more than 30 years, Ange Aguirre rarely got rid of anything. From elementary school on, she squirreled away her possessions in boxes and corners, and when she married at 19, she took it all with her—from the third-grade math work sheets to the letter jacket to the teddy bear...
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Hoarding and the Problem with People Who Live like...
From June, 2007 - Associated Press by: Nafeesah Abdullah
Dealing with a hoarder is not easy especially if you live in the same house with them because the fact that some hoarders will resort to hiding the trash and clutter which can be obvious when closets are full past their capacity or storage cabinets are not to the point of not closing properly. Approaching the elderly has to be done...
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5th Annual LA Hoarding Forum: June 3, 2009
5th Annual LA Hoarding Forum
HELPING THE PERSON
WHO HOARDS ANIMALS.
Presented by the Los Angeles County
Department of Mental Health
Older Adult System of Care
Hoarding Task Force
June 3, 2009 8 AM to Noon
LA County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
301 N. Baldwin Ave, Arcadia (626) 821-3222
To Register DMH Employees use SABA
Non-DMH attendees fax this form to (213)427-6161
Or Contact:...
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GOOD NEWS: Best Friends Petonomics
In this story, the first of a two-part series on “petonomics,” Best Friends staff writer Sandy Miller looks at the growth in pet food banks and provides helpful links if you find yourself stretched thin financially…the second part of the series, which offers suggestions for saving money on vet care…” Part 1
In this, the second of a two-part series on “petonomics,” Best Friends...
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Seminar takes aim at compulsive hoarding
Democrat and Cronicle Online, By: Chris Swingle
NEW YORK — “…Recognizing the problem, several Rochester-area programs are teaming up to offer a workshop for clinicians, landlords, code enforcement staff and case managers as well as for people with a hoarding disorder and their family members…” More
What: Too Much Stuff: Finding a Way Out.When: 7:45 a.m. to 12:30...
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World of Compulsive Hoarders
One in 200 people in the UK is a hoarder: someone who can’t stop collecting things but can’t bear to throw anything away. Compulsive hoarding is a recognised manifestation of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Many compulsive hoarders live claustrophobic, lonely existences, often in a vicious circle of deprived circumstances with their accumulated piles of rubbish preventing them...
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WatchFor hints on humans, scientists study dogs’ thinking
The Boston Globe, By Carolyn Y. Johnson
Harvard, CAMBRIDGE - Studying a species known to chase its own tail may seem an unlikely way to better understand the human mind. But scientists at Harvard University’s new Canine Cognition Lab hope to gain insight into more than the psychology of dogs from visiting pet pooches - including an...
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Seminar: Obsessive Compulsive Hoarding Disorder
City of Marina, California APRIL 22, 2009 - 8-5pm
Obsessive Compulsive Hoarding Disorder How It Affects Community and Its Impact on Code Enforcement
Contact Robert Cushing for more information 831-884-1292
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Hoarding makes life and homes unlivable
Star Bulletin, By Ruth Wong
“…According to “Buried in Treasures” authors David Tolin, Randy Frost and Gail Stekette, chronic hoarding is considered serious when it prevents one from using living spaces properly, causes significant distress or affects ability to function.
They state that it’s important to redefine your identity without clutter. What is the identity...
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Takes Many Forms
Brain Physics Mental Health Resource
Hoarding is considered a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This behavior, also called “pathological collecting,” involves acquiring and saving many objects that may seem useless or of no value. It is not uncommon for people with hoarding OCD to completely fill their homes with clutter so that the living space is unusable. Early...