Animal Hoarding

[vnsplshr]

http://animalhoarding.blogspot.com/

As you can see at the blog above, you can find a story on animal hoarding
every day or so.

For debate:

What should be done to stop this? Random home checks? Rewards for turning
in your neighbors? Nothing?

Comments

[pumilio2]

There should deffinately be something done. I am more for a progressive punishment system, wherein a first offense is immediate relocation of the animals and a heavy fine; second offense immediate relocation of the animals, a heavy fine, and jail time and therapy for the person involved; third offense see previous plus longer jail sentence and therapy; fourth offense, imprisonment.

I think particularly in the cases where animal cruelty is involved there is a serious amount of mental instability for the individual(s) involved.

[vnsplshr]

But how do we locate these little pockets of horror before they get so bad?

[pumilio2]

That I don't know.
I would love to think that after a first offense we can tag them with locater beacons or something, but that would be trampling all sorts of rights.

I would also like to say that "Tatteling" in this case is most cool and should be encouraged, but then where does the line get drawn between being a socially conscious unit of a community and being nosey?

I, unfortunately, know very little about black market animal endeavors, or even how to get a lead aside from neighborly investigation.

[vnsplshr]

I think there's a lot to be said about getting to know the neighbors. If we really knew who lived near us, it wouldn't be all that to sneaky knock on their door to borrow a cup of sugar. It'd just be an excuse to catch up.

[the_dense]

oh, dude, that icon!

[onezeronothing]

Honestly? I'm a fan of random home checks and tattle-talers, but I'm also one of the "Really, how can federal / state security cameras in public places be that bad?" people and thus, apparently, doomed to a hell where privacy is an unreachable luxury.

[vnsplshr]

I'm the same way.

I'd say, give them a week's notice, too. As long as there isn't three feet of garbage (etc.) on the floor and all the pets are housed properly when the authorities get there.

As for privacy, I feel safe among the masses... especially since I'm not up to anything.

[onezeronothing]

Instead of giving them a week, give PETA the address. Ha. It would save a lot of taxpayer money and once the main PETA people get busted for hoarding animals taken from animal hoarders, we can all go back to living our lives in PETA free peace.

And by "main" I mean the more vocal and naturally less intelligent PETA people; the ones that tend to make claims like "An ant's life should be given the same consideration as that of my child." not the interesting ones that say things like "It's wrong to inhumanely experiment on animals." and then start finding other means for scientists to conduct experiments.

Mm. I'd have to agree with your implication, or my inference of your comment that the only people who whine about "Big Brother" in public are the ones that are doing things they shouldn't be.