Post by watermarkfarm on Jan 24, 2009 19:48:30 GMT -8
This is interesting reading.
www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/hoarding/pubs/berry.pdf
Long-Term Outcomes In Animal Hoarding Cases
D. “Sanctuaries” and “Rescue” Groups
In nine cases, respondents confirmed a growing trend of hoarders
identifying themselves as directors of sanctuaries and rescue groups. In four cases the individuals were actually managing organizations with legitimate nonprofit status. In the other five cases, the individuals claimed they were running a rescue organization only after they
were charged and questioned by police, perhaps as a last attempt to excuse themselves of their wrongdoings. In fact, a shelter director who was involved with one case noted that in the past three years his shelter had taken in over seven hundered animals from six cases where the hoarder claimed to be running an animal rescue group or sanctuary.
Although we initially attempted to exclude this type of case from this
study, their continued presence may suggest that the lines between
hoarders who identify themselves as a rescue organization and those who do not may not be so clearly defined.
www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/hoarding/pubs/berry.pdf
Long-Term Outcomes In Animal Hoarding Cases
D. “Sanctuaries” and “Rescue” Groups
In nine cases, respondents confirmed a growing trend of hoarders
identifying themselves as directors of sanctuaries and rescue groups. In four cases the individuals were actually managing organizations with legitimate nonprofit status. In the other five cases, the individuals claimed they were running a rescue organization only after they
were charged and questioned by police, perhaps as a last attempt to excuse themselves of their wrongdoings. In fact, a shelter director who was involved with one case noted that in the past three years his shelter had taken in over seven hundered animals from six cases where the hoarder claimed to be running an animal rescue group or sanctuary.
Although we initially attempted to exclude this type of case from this
study, their continued presence may suggest that the lines between
hoarders who identify themselves as a rescue organization and those who do not may not be so clearly defined.