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Rats and Snake Hoarding Cases – Hoarder Help

January 19, 2012 By Avery Associates

Animal compulsive hoarding is always a serious problem because the animals can be badly affected by the hoarding. London because of its dense population has seen many cases of animal hoarding recently, but these have mostly involved the hoarding of pets such as dogs and cats.

However, two recent hoarding cases in the USA have revealed that it is not only typical pets which get hoarded.

In Louisiana a man was recently arrested for hoarding about 100 snakes in his property. He was sentenced to two years in jail and received a $1,000 fine, but if he pays the fine it will be reduced to one year in jail.

The home was searched when officials received a tipoff about illegal animal trading, and he pleaded guilty to charges of animal cruelty. It is not certain whether he was a trafficker or a hoarder, although it is thought that the snakes were being sold online.

In another case in Southern California, 1,500 rats were rescued from a property after being featured on the programme ‘Hoarders’ on the A&E Network. Some of them were then taken to Foothill College where the instructor of the veterinary technology programme, Sandy Gregory, set up a neutering operation for them. The rats are now being adopted from a local pet shop.

Such cases show that in some cases animals can be hoarded which are not the types of animals we would normally associate with hoarding. In fact, virtually any type of animal can be hoarded, and although dogs and cats may be more common, snakes, rats and other creatures can also find their way into a hoarder’s collection.

We provide house clearances for properties affected by compulsive hoarding in London and around the UK. If your property needs a heavy-duty clearance, call Jeffrey Avery for confidential advice on 0800 567 7769

 

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding Tagged With: compulsive hoarding, Foothill College, pet hoarding, rats, Sandy Gregory

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We provide a full house clearance and property management solution:

  • We clear hoarded houses, regardless how big or how cluttered
  • We clear all types and sizes of property, irrespective of location, or access is restricted or where parking is difficult or not available.
  • We can help avoid water damage by draining the central heating system.
  • We can secure the property and change the locks.
  • We can reinstate the gardens and maintain them whilst the property is empty.
  • We can provide 24 hour security to eliminate the risk of squatting or unlawful occupation.

As well normal house clearances we specialise in clutter clearance and we can clear a hoarded house which may contain years of accumulated possessions, or which have abnormal amounts of general household items, sometimes as a result of compulsive hoarding syndrome.

Equally we can help to clear a property where the occupants were previously unwell and unable to care for themselves or their property which sometimes results in insanitary, dangerous or just plain unpleasant conditions.

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