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How about I approach this from a different, more personal way.
I have been a lifelong lover of animals. I don't find it odd that I
fell into the job that I did (Zoonotic disease Research Analyst) working for the state. I've become involved in a lot of animal oriented projects at a much higher magnitude, but I remember, and cherish every year that I spent in animal rescue. And many times it was a literal rescue - from a treed cat at midnight who's flea collar had slipped under a forearm and had litterally embedded itself into the skin and muscle layers, to the feral which had been hit by a car and was hiding under some parked trailors. I remember it seeming like hours while I lay belly down in the cold mud, inching forward, and praying that I wouldn't lose the cat. I saw the results of animal hoarding in the worst way possible - after a fire. Trying to rescue those that had a chance, and having a vet immediately euthanize all the feral cats that were locked in the basement and suffered smoke inhalation and some burns. When I speak on animal hoarding, I recount my own experiences, but I would like to hear from other people who have been through similar situations. As a public health official, and a member of a Hoarding Task Force which has brought agencies and organizations together so that they may work together in times of crisis, animal hoarding or not. I have worked with Dr. Randy Frost, and am on the Task Force with him, but don't honestly believe that he knows as much about animal hoarding as the papers that he's published report. I hope to add to this deficit of first hand knowledge which he has, and which I or we have experienced first hand. Thanks! Claudia |
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