Report Abuse | Nassau County SPCA

Animal hoarding is another type of cruelty and is a complex and intricate public health and community issue. Its effects are far-reaching and encompass mental health, animal welfare and public safety concerns. A companion animal hoarder is someone who:

Possesses a large number of companion animals
Fails to or is unable to provide what is required by law
Keeps the companion animals in a severely overcrowded environment; and
Displays an inability to recognize or understand the nature of or has reckless disregard for the conditions under which the companion animals are living and the deleterious impact they have on the companion animals’ and owner’s health and well-being.

Look for:

Multiple intact dogs with scars and or wounds wearing heavy metal chain collars and attached to similar heavy chains.

Shelter:

In rural areas dogs are kept in basements or abandoned buildings.
In suburban areas dogs are kept in basements and backyards.
Dogs living outdoors in minimal shelter with large chemical type barrels used as dog houses. Five-gallon buckets used for food/water.

Dog fighting paraphernalia:

tread mills; spring poles, break sticks, drugs (steroids), vitamins, veterinary supplies and dog fighting material/flyers
Typically, the actual dog fights don’t occur where the dogs are bred, kept and conditioned and trained to fight. The dog fighting arena is typically in a warehouse, barn or other large structure in a remote location large enough to hold an audience attending the fights as well as the actual fighting pit.

collar so tight that it has caused a neck wound
open wounds
untreated skin conditions that have caused loss of hair, scaly skin, bumps or rashes
extreme thinness or emaciation
fur infested with fleas, ticks or other parasites
inadequate grooming, such as extreme matting, overgrown nails or dirty coat
weakness, limping or the inability to stand or walk normally
heavy discharge from eyes or nose
a person striking or otherwise physically harming an animal
animal abandoned in a residence, dumped out of vehicle or turned loose
animals tied up outside for long periods of time without sufficient amounts of nutritious food or clean water
animals being overworked
animals kept outside in inclement weather without adequate shelter
animals confined in an automobile for prolonged periods of time during extremely hot or cold weather
animals kept in an area littered with feces, garbage, broken glass or other objects that could harm them
animals kept in kennels or cages that are too small to allow them to stand up or turn around

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