AR-News: (US TX) Animal Hoarding Is Becoming Common In New Mexico

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/2920853/detail.html 

It's called animal hoarding. That's when someone has so many animals that 
they can't be cared for properly and often end up in filthy. Animal control 
officers in San Juan County found 30 dead dogs and 23 starving ones at one man's 
property recently. In Dona Ana County, a woman had 38 dogs who were infected 
with mange and bites from fighting each other. Valencia County authorities say 
they found 86 Pomeranians this week after neighbors complained of the stench. 
Animal hoarding isn't against the law in New Mexico, although

the associated animal cruelty is. Signs of hoarding include secretive 
lifestyles, so they won't be discovered, and a refusal to part with the animals.
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