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Illinois HB 1166 is advertised as an anti-hoarding bill, but it’s really an anti-breeder and even an anti-companion animal bill
March 18, 2011 update: HB 1166 has been kicked back down to the Rules Committee. Let’s hope it stays there. March 11, 2011 update: You can track HB 1166‘s status here. HB 1166 is scheduled to be heard in committee March 15: Animals Subcommittee Hearing Mar 15 2011, 1:05PM Stratton Building, Room 413…
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Animal hoarding: It’s time we showed compassion to animal and human victims
The issue of companion animal hoarding can be tricky. Compassionate people of course want to end animal suffering, and so seeing neglected animals being removed en masse from hoarders’ dwellings on the news is tough to watch. But on the other hand this country (and others) does not hold a successful record in…