“All fighting cocks, gamefowl, and cockfighting paraphernalia, to wit: any implements commonly referred to as gaffs, long heels, short heels, jaggers, bayonets, Texas twisters, socket knives, long knives, short knives, slashers, postizas, or any other sharp implement designed to be attached in place of the natural spur of a gamecock or other fighting bird; cockfighting paraphernalia including but not limited to gaff or slasher cases, gaff or knife gauges, sharpening stones, mounting blocks, leather wraps, scabbards, moleskin, tape, waxed string, and sparring muffs; tie cords, cages, enclosures, and portable carrying cases used to restrain, contain, or transport gamefowl; magazines, periodicals, photographs, film, videotapes, or writings that discuss or depict cockfighting or training or conditioning of gamecocks for fighting; dubbing shears, spur saws; call sheets, match sheets, score cards, betting slips, training or conditioning records, breeding records, leg or wing bands; veterinary drugs and supplies; antibiotics or other drugs used to treat injured fighting cocks or to enhance their performance; needles and syringes used for the administration of such drugs; suture kits and other veterinary supplies; computers, computer diskettes, or other, removable media containing information related to cockfighting; written materials showing ownership of gamefowl or other fighting birds, including bills of sale, breeding records, and veterinary records; any cockfighting records including name and telephone number lists of persons suspected of being cockfighters; trophies, plaques, ribbons, or other awards promoting or relating to cockfighting; any constructed enclosures or components of any pits or arenas used for the purpose of cockfighting or training gamecocks for fighting; weight scales or cocker’s scales; any buckets, pails, cans, and sponges used to wash fowl; cockfighting rule books, fight contracts, or other written agreements concerning the fighting of birds.” 56 The Humane Society of the United States Animal hoarding According to the Hoarding Animals Research Consortium (HARC), the following criteria are the hallmarks of animal hoarding: • Keeping more than the typical number of companion animals. • An inability to provide even minimal standards of nutrition, sanitation, shelter and veterinary care, with this neglect often resulting in starvation, illness and death. • Denial of the inability to provide this minimum level of care and the impact of that failure on the animals, the household and the human occupants of the home. An estimated 250,000 animals are victims of animal hoarding each year. This abuse differs from other types of animal cruelty in that the perpetrators do not always recognize the cruelty they inflict on their animals. Rather, animal hoarders often ardently believe they are saving the animals they keep. In some cases, these individuals begin as or consider themselves animal rescuers, and members of the community often become accustomed to bringing animals to these properties to be “rescued.” Specialized considerations Animals kept in hoarding conditions often suffer extreme neglect, including lack of food, proper veterinary care and sanitary conditions. Officers investigating hoarding situations often find floors, furniture and counters covered with animal feces and urine, and animals stashed in crates or other containers. In extreme cases, decaying animal carcasses are found among the living animals. Aside from obvious animal suffering, animal hoarding presents health hazards for the human occupants of the home. Child and adult protective services can intervene when the neglect extends beyond the animals. Specialized cases
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