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Ruling Puts Animals Taken from Nevada Animal Cruelty Case in Hands...

A decision by a Nevada judge to not return more than 100 cats seized from a woman's home could change the way courts and the general public view the problem of animal hoarding.

This decision resulted in the animals being awarded to national animal welfare group Best Friends Animal Society (http://network.bestfriends.org/nyecounty/news/

Mead said what happened in Pahrump will be an encouragement for other animal welfare groups and communities to know that they can work together to combat institutional hoarding.

Here are some typical indications of institutional animal hoarding:

* Volunteers and the general public are not encouraged to visit and are not welcomed at facilities presented as a sanctuary, rescue or adoption center

* The animals are rarely or never adopted out

* Typically, but not exclusively, a hoarder will have hundreds of animals and the care is substandard, i.e. facilities not cleaned daily, food and water is no changed daily, medical needs are not addressed as they arise

* The person or people operating the facility are focused on acquiring more animals

* False cries of help include, "We just need a little assistance to get this back on track," along with a failure to utilize the offers of help or suggestions to improve the operation from competent sources

* A long history of operating facilities housing animals and moving from location to location as a community forces the purported rescuers to move

Best Friends Animal Society has proven for more than 25 years that the no-kill philosophy is a sound one. Every year visitors from around the world are welcomed at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary near Kanab, Utah. Many of these visitors come to learn how to establish and operate a well-run sanctuary for abused and abandoned animals, as well how to get rescued animals into good new homes.

"Best Friends believes homeless pets deserve a second shot at life and a well-run sanctuary or rescue groups offers a safe haven until they are adopted.

"Best Friends strongly feels institutional hoarding is a problem communities can tackle. While we were happy to be a major part of this rescue, we realize that we can not be involved in all situations involving hoarders or institutional hoarding.

"We welcome the opportunity to work with municipalities and local animal welfare organizations on this important issue. The solution to the homeless pet problem remains a commitment to spay/neuter and adoption. Well-run, no-kill sanctuaries play a pivotal role in ending the homeless pet problem," Mead said.

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