Cat Hoarding: Court Order Versus Owner Surrender

Since there are so many case of cat hoarders making the news these days, I’d like to address what happens to the cats, as well as the hoarder, once the authorities get involved. A lot of people believe that just because a local Animal Control unit, or cat rescue becomes involved, that the person …

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Commercial business in animal control treats feral cats as pests in Florida

“ANIMAL RANGERS” – Animal Control & Nuisance Wildlife Management Services, who describe themselves as “Pest Control and Bee Removal Specialists”, run a private business, meaning they appear not to be part of the public animal control services in Florida (is this normal?). They specialise in getting rid of all manner of pests in that …

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Aransas Pass City Manager getting death threats over new provision to kill strays

A new temporary policy adopted by Arkansas Pass (Texas) City Manager Sylvia Carrillo is drawing a lot of attention, including death threats. KRIS News reported the story on July 8. The policy, which involves Aransas Pass Animal Control, was implemented on June 20. The story is just now making headlines, and a lot of …

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“..cats had eaten other cats” – update on cat hoarder Julianne Westberry

This is an update on the tragedy that befell the cats belonging to Julianne Westberry. More information has been released, but the investigation is continuing. This is a very, very disturbing situation, so if you get upset easily, please don’t read any further. The original story on PoC can be found here, and at …

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