Frequency and spatial distribution of animal and object hoarder behavior in Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil

Cunha, G. R. da; Martins, Camila Marinelli; Ceccon-Valente, Marília de Fátima; Silva, Liana Ludielli da; Martins, Flavia Dias; Floeter, Dirciane; Ferreira, Fernando; Biondo, Alexander Welker

doi:10.1590/0102-311x00001316

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“…A systematic approach should aim at reducing the costs, but also at safeguarding animal and human welfare, and preventing recurrence. Several cases of animal hoarding that have been described in the USA, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Spain [18][19][20][21] highlighted the social, legal and bioethical aspects, and considered this psychiatric pathology as an underestimated emerging phenomenon.…”

Section: Animal Hoarding: a Social Dysfunctionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Human-Animal Relationship Dysfunction: A Case Study of Animal Hoarding in Italy

d’Angelo

Ciani

Zaccherini

et al. 2020

Animals

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“Animal hoarding” or “compulsive hoarding of animals” is a psychiatric disease, which has important social implications and a profound influence on animal welfare. To date, this phenomenon has been little investigated and largely unexplored. The present study aims to systematically describe a case of animal hoarding, which remains unresolved. The report refers to a case of a woman suffering from animal hoarding that emerged in 2005. From March 2014 to December 2019, 450 animals were seized over nine different occasions. This disease had significant implications on the welfare of the animals collected, which lived in poor housing and hygiene conditions that frequently led to their death. Since animal hoarding cases involve sanitary, legal, and veterinary aspects, we believe that a multidisciplinary approach is necessary in order to prevent a recurrence and a new accumulation of animals. A holistic approach should be taken according to the One Health principle that involves different stakeholders at every level in order to adopt an efficient solution.

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Section: Animal Hoarding: a Social Dysfunctionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Human-Animal Relationship Dysfunction: A Case Study of Animal Hoarding in Italy

d’Angelo

Ciani

Zaccherini

et al. 2020

Animals

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“…Animal hoarding is not limited to any one culture or country. Extreme cases have been reported in the UK (Lockette, ), Canada (Avery, ; Reinisch, ), Australia (Joffe, O'Shannessy, Dhand, Westman, & Fawcett, ; Ockenden, De Groef, & Marston, ), Serbia (Marijana & Dimitrijevic, ), Spain (Calvo, Duarte, Bowen, Bulbena, & Fatjó, ), Brazil (Cunha et al, ; Ferreira et al, ) and Japan (Anonymous, ). The widespread occurrence of this disorder across different cultures suggests the possibility that underlying biological factors contribute to a predisposition for such behavior.…”

Section: Hoarding As a Mental Disordermentioning

confidence: 99%

Animal hoarding: The challenge for mental health, law enforcement, and animal welfare professionals

Lockwood

2018

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Animal hoarding has been considered a significant problem by animal welfare and law enforcement professionals for over a century. However, it has only been recognized as an indication of a mental disorder in the last decade. I review the different forms that animal hoarding can take and the current understanding of the prevalence, demographics and possible etiology of this disorder. Conventional animal cruelty laws have often been inadequate to respond to animal hoarding cases until they reach levels that may involve serious harm to animals and people. I document how prosecution of such cases can be difficult and often does not adequately consider the mental health issues underlying the problem or the high likelihood of recidivism. Attempts to solve these problems by enacting new laws specifically addressing animal hoarding have been controversial and ineffective. I explore new approaches that coordinate a variety of community resources in response to hoarding cases that offer the best opportunity to respond to both the human and animal problems associated with animal hoarding.

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“…Much of the animal hoarding work has been carried out in the USA. However, emerging work elsewhere in the world suggests that the phenomenon is widespread [4, 5, 7, 22–24]. A recent systematic review of animal hoarders described this population as “neglected and poorly studied”, particularly in regard to potential interventions [13].…”

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A novel approach to welfare interventions in problem multi-cat households

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BackgroundThousands of injured, stray and relinquished cats are received at the RSPCA Greater Manchester Animal Hospital each year. A significant and challenging proportion of these cats are confiscated from multicat households by RSPCA Inspectors, due to the owners’ inability to care for them. These households share many characteristics of animal hoarding, including poor owner compliance with suggested welfare improvements and recidivism. The relatively poor adoption potential of animals from such households are a perennial problem for the charity.The aim of this study was to determine if offering female cat neutering assistance to multi-cat owners significantly improved colony welfare.ResultsTen multicat households with a history of public complaint to the RSPCA were recruited. An RSPCA veterinary surgeon (VS) initially assessed the overall welfare of each household’s cat population, individual cat welfare and the living environment. All entire female cats aged over 8 weeks were neutered and basic animal care education provided. Follow up visits were completed two and 12 months later to reassess welfare parameters and population numbers.The total number of cats was 176 across ten households (range 7–33, median 16). All owners consented to having all entire female cats spayed. At the first visit, mean individual cat welfare scores ranged from 5.4–8.7/ 16 across the 10 households, where 16 represented best possible welfare.Overall household mean welfare scores were significantly improved at both the 2 month and 12 month revisits (p = 0.011 and p = 0.01 respectively) when compared to the initial visits. By the end of the study period, three out of the ten households had voluntarily relinquished all of their cats, and overall there was a 40% reduction in the number of cats.ConclusionsAnimal hoarding has previously been an intractable welfare concern with little evidence informing intervention techniques. These results show that positive veterinary engagement on site, focused on preventative care and population control, can yield significant improvement in welfare scoring systems in relatively short timescales. Promptly collecting and neutering all female cats at a site, combined with advice and support, show promise in improving welfare.

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Frequency and spatial distribution of animal and object hoarder behavior in Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil

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Human-Animal Relationship Dysfunction: A Case Study of Animal Hoarding in Italy

Human-Animal Relationship Dysfunction: A Case Study of Animal Hoarding in Italy

Animal hoarding: The challenge for mental health, law enforcement, and animal welfare professionals

A novel approach to welfare interventions in problem multi-cat households

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