Animal hoarders may present themselves as having ‘rescued’ animals, when often they have trapped or imprisoned them. These people are often well known to genuine local representatives of re-homing charities, who will have nothing to do with them. Indeed animal hoarders may already be the subject of local authority prosecutions for welfare or nuisance violations. | Animal hoarders may present themselves as having ‘rescued’ animals, when often they have trapped or imprisoned them. These people are often well known to genuine local representatives of re-homing charities, who will have nothing to do with them. Indeed animal hoarders may already be the subject of local authority prosecutions for welfare or nuisance violations. |