Zebulon, NC hoarding case - sad.

[waterfowlrescue]

PS We had to deal with the USDA on this case, because of the disease issue. I was appalled they require food and water 24/7. We actually make food available to our birds 24/7 but I have a great pyrenees dog and my goodness he would be 400 pounds. A friend of mine said when she used to run a kennel they would do suprise inspections and fine her if no food was found its a bit ridiculous. While some animals would be fine, others would be grossly overweight.

 

[redhen]

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I love CWR. Not only do they help when needed, but they will ensure those animals go to good homes.

 

[redhen]

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I dont believe for a minute that the law says your dogs HAVE to have FOOD 24/7..... Water?, yes, i do understand that.
It makes NO sense medically, i have large breed dogs prone to bloat.... NO vet would say to leave food 24/ for them.....( Unless they were deemed starved and malnutrition by a vet.... Was that the issue?)
Shelters dont leave food out 24/7.... if my dog has to stay over at a vet, they dont leave food out 24/7.....
Theres something missing here... sorry.

 

[mulewagon]

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I checked the North Carolina law - obviously the people doing inspections are illiterates, as well as unversed in animal care. (My dog is outside, and the idea of leaving unwanted food lying around all day! His kennel would be full of ants, rats, who knows what!

) Anyway, I'm glad you got the birds cared for...

(1) "Adequate feed" means the provision at suitable intervals, not to exceed 24 hours, of a quantity of wholesome foodstuff suitable for the species and age, sufficient to maintain a reasonable level of nutrition in each animal. Such foodstuff shall be served in a sanitized receptacle, dish, or container.
(2) "Adequate water" means a constant access to a supply of clean, fresh, potable water provided in a sanitary manner or provided at suitable intervals for the species and not to exceed 24 hours at any interval.

 

[welsummerchicks]

It says animals have to be fed no less frequently than once in 24 hours.

And there is no doubt in my mind, that most people responsible for enforcing that law, CAN READ.

But this is how urban legends get started. Someone is angry that AC is coming around, so they get something like this started - leaving out facts, like that they HAVE no food on the property and there is no EVIDENCE that adequate food is being supplied - no storage area for adequate feed supplies, no empty feed bags lying around, no nothing. So they LIE and tell everyone AC said they have to have feed in front of their animals 24/7.

NO THEY DIDN'T. They need to be able to see some evidence that the animals are being fed! And them down and dying of malnutrition and looking like a hatrack, makes AC doubt these animals are getting fed adequately at ALL!

Why is it that so many people assume that AC is all bad and corrupt and stupid in every single county in every single country in the world?

The fact is that they are NOT.

I've seen farms that were in horrific condition - down and dead stock, crippled animals, livestock running on other people's property daily and causing accidents out in the roadway frequently, babies all over the place with horrible deformities due to lack of nutrition, and all some people can say, without ever even having SEEN the farm that was involved, or without having seen it recently, that it's all a put up job.

YEAH, REAL recent. I went to one fancy horse breeding farm that looked 'okay' when I WAS THERE TOO!

And two years later, the Canadian government was in there trying to pull baby horses out of stalls that were so full of manure the babies were scrunched down to not have their backs press against the ceiling of the barn, fences and walls and ceilings all chewed up because the animals had no feed, their tails chewed off because they were eating each other's tails they were so starving, deformed babies all over (they took out a whole truck load of foals, weanlings and yearlings that had to be put down due to untreatable deformities in the legs), animals that had never been touched by a human, starving animals allover the property - in fields, in barns, all over the place.

It's ALWAYS a put up job. I get REAL sick of hearing it here.

Maybe people need to calm down, stop pointing fingers based on their own insecurities and politics, and admit that some places really do need to have their animals taken away.

 

[ladyride]

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Thank -you or for a reasonable voice on a hot topic.

 

[chickened]

The parvo would concern me more than anything. It can live in the soil for years. Obviously things got out of control for the gal and I hope she gets help. The non profit group that came with animal control is not animal control and if they ever come to your farm they will find something wrong you can bet on it.

 

[chickened]

Canines are binge feeders naturally and yes you would have a huge fat overweight dog in most breeds if food was 24/7.
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I dont believe for a minute that the law says your dogs HAVE to have FOOD 24/7..... Water?, yes, i do understand that.
It makes NO sense medically, i have large breed dogs prone to bloat.... NO vet would say to leave food 24/ for them.....( Unless they were deemed starved and malnutrition by a vet.... Was that the issue?)
Shelters dont leave food out 24/7.... if my dog has to stay over at a vet, they dont leave food out 24/7.....
Theres something missing here... sorry.

 

[welsummerchicks]

Read the law.

 

[chickened]

The intent of the law would be more applicable of which is always argued and I am sure will be when this gal goes to court and everything is reduced to an infraction. Makes good emotional based news though.