Sample language for cruelty search warrant affidavit PERSON AND/OR PLACE TO BE SEARCHED: All buildings, structures, barns and outbuildings attached or unattached, all land, fenced and unfenced, and all vehicles or trailers used for the transport of animals located at address PERSON/PROPERTY TO BE SEARCHED FOR AND SEIZED: All animals living or deceased, born or unborn, above or below the ground, contained or free roaming, inside or outside. All cages, crates, containers, or other items or objects that could be used for the confinement or shelter of an animal. All related animal records written or electronically kept (computers, CDs, DVDs, thumb drives) including medical treatment, drugs and other prescribed items, intake or export, sales receipts, food and water bills, proof of ownership documents, care and boarding contracts and agreements, photographs. Any and all implements for the training, breeding, care, medical treatment, control, or transport of animals. All food, supplies, medications. Any recovered animals are to be cared and maintained by care agency until brought before this court to determine disposition The public safety and humane implications of persistently tethering domestic dogs The result of a collaborative effort between Animal Protection of New Mexico and the Department of Public Safety—is now available for public download as a PDF. (apnm.org/campaigns/chaining/Final_DPS_ Tethering_Study.pdf). House Memorial 19, introduced in 2007 by New Mexico Representative Miguel Garcia and approved by the Consumer and Public Affairs Committee, requested the study be undertaken in response to changing public attitudes about the common practice of chaining dogs. The report is helping to guide New Mexico’s communities as they work to improve public safety and the plight of chained dogs. Animal Protection of New Mexico is using the report’s findings to design its program that addresses chaining, Train. Don’t Chain®. The report provides a detailed review of the practice of chaining, based on up-to-the-minute research. It examines the problem in terms of its effect on dogs, resultant human deaths and injuries, local animal control ordinances, state and national trends in tethering laws, and other substantive issues. Animal Protection of New Mexico’s program involves working closely with communities across the state to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to improve the quality of life for New Mexico’s chained dogs by: • Teaching people that dogs are social beings who should not be isolated on chains • Making behavioral training resources available • Helping people to find viable alternatives to chaining. Visit apnm.org/campaigns/chaining/systems.php for more information Appendix IV Investigating Animal Cruelty 105
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