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==Identifying Animal Hoarding==

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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.  

The definition of Animal Hoarding provided by HARC [Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium] and incorporated into Illinois Law is:

The definition of Animal Hoarding provided by HARC [Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium] and incorporated into Illinois Law is:

*More than the typical number of companion animals.

*More than the typical number of companion animals.

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