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| Reporting
Abuse, Puppy Mills |
Humane
Law Enforcement Agency Locator:
ASPCA provides a listing of humane
law enforcement departments, animal control agencies, rescue groups
and shelters from across the U.S. that either investigate animal
cruelty or can provide more information about reporting animal cruelty.
The database can be searched by city, state, and/or zip code. Click
on the link below for www.aspca.org > "Fight Animal Cruelty" > "Report Animal Cruelty".
Tips
for reporting a puppy mill or nuisance breeder:
ColumbusDogConnection.com:
www.columbusdogconnection.com/ReportingPupMill.htm
Abuse of wildlife: Protected species or poaching, Ohio Dept. of Natural
Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife www.ohiodnr.com/programdirectory/preservation.htm
General
reporting advice, legal assistance and reporting telephone numbers:
American
Humane: www.americanhumane.org > how do I > help an animal > Step
2: Report It
ASPCA: "Reporting Animal Cruelty" Click on link below for www.aspca.org >
ASPCA Ani-Med link > "For Information on Dogs and Cats
Please Click Here" >
"VIII. Responsible Pet Ownership"
(For
children) ASPCA: Click
on link below for www.aspca.org >
Click on the "Animaland.org" graphic > "Real Issues" > "How to Report Animal Cruelty")
The
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS):
http:www.hsus.org > Pets >Issues
Affecting Our Pets > Animal
Abuse and Neglect > Reporting
Animal Abuse or Neglect
Pets
> Animal
Shelters > How
To Find Your Local Animal Shelter
Pet-Abuse.Com http://www.pet-abuse.com Maintains an Abuse Database--submit abuse cases; search database
for abusers.
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| Is
It Abuse? |
Ohio
animal cruelty laws/definition of animal cruelty in Ohio:
ASPCA: Maintains a searchable database
of state animal cruelty laws. Click on the link below for www.aspca.org > "Fight Animal Cruelty" > "Animal Cruelty
Laws"
General tips to identify abuse:
American
Humane: www.americanhumane.org > how do I > help an animal >
Step
1: Evaluate the Situation > Signs
of Neglect
Step
3: Understand the Law
Anti-cruelty
Laws (includes state statutes)
ASPCA:
"Animal Cruelty Fact Sheet" Click on the link below for www.aspca.org > "Fight Animal
Cruelty" > "Cruelty Fact Sheet"
(For children) ASPCA: Click
on link below for www.aspca.org >
Click on the "Animaland.org" graphic> "Real Issues" > "Dogfighting and Cockfighting)
Humane
Society of Delaware County: www.delawarecohumanesoc.org/cruelty/cruelty.htm
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| Dogfighting
& Animal Fighting |
| ASPCA: Dog Fighting Click on the link below for www.aspca.org > "Fight Animal Cruelty" > "Dog Fighting"
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| Preventing
Abuse & Poisoning |
| How
much should you do on your own/What you can do:
The
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): "Neighborhood Watch for Animals Tip Sheet" www.hsus.org/ace/18691
Solving
disputes to prevent abuse:
For Barking Dog problems: City of Columbus, Ohio Prosecutors
Office www.columbuscityattorney.org >
City Prosecutor link.
Preventing
intentional injury and malicious poisoning of your pet:
American
Humane
http://www.americanhumane.org > protecting animals > care
and issues > care >
intentional poisonings > Prevent
Poisoning of Your Pet
(Tips on dispute resolution, recognizing suspicious substances,
advice for preserving evidence needed for prosecution.)
what to do if your pet is poisoned > pets
and poisons
American Humane: www.americanhumane.org > how do I > help an animal > Step
4: Help prevent abuse
ASPCA: "Protect Your Pet" Hints for preventing injury and malicous
poisoning of pet Click on the link below for www.aspca.org> "Fight Animal Cruelty" > "Protect Your Pet"
Unwelcome
Cats
The
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): www.hsus.org > Pets > Pet Care > Our Pets for Life Program > Cat
Behavior Tip Sheets> Discouraging Free-Roaming
Cats
Cat Care >The
Uninvited Cat: How to Deal with Unwelcome Cats on Your Property
Petsmart.com
www.petsmart.com > Stalking
at Bird Feeders
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Pet
Hoarding
The
Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium http://www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/hoarding/
The
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS):
http:www.hsus.org > Pets >Issues
Affecting Our Pets > Behind
Closed Doors: The Horrors of Animal Hoarding
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Puppy
Mills
Tips
for reporting a puppy mill or nuisance breeder:
ColumbusDogConnection.com: www.columbusdogconnection.com/ReportingPupMill.htm
The
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS):
http:www.hsus.org > Pets > Issues
Affecting Our Pets >
Get the Facts on Puppy Mills
One Sick Puppy: A Cautionary
Tale
CJ's Story: A Breeding Female
Finally Learns the Meaning of Family
Stop Puppy Mills Web Site www.stoppuppymills.org
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Backyard/Outdoor
Dogs
American
Humane
http://www.americanhumane.org > protecting animals > care
and issues > Welfare > Animal
Welfare Issues > How
to help the backyard dog/The backyard dog
ASPCA: Backyard Dangers Click on link below for www.aspca.org > ASPCA Ani-Med link > "For Information on Dogs and Cats
Please Click Here" > "VII. Cats & Dogs"
ASPCA: Click
on link below for www.aspca.org > ASPCA
Ani-Med link > "For Information on Dogs and Cats Please
Click Here" > "IV. Dogs: Miscellaneous"
"Best Housing"
"Dog Containment/Fencing"
Petfinder.com
http://www.petfinder.org > National Shelter Outreach >
Petfinder Shelter Library (under "Petfinder Experts Library"
heading) > Animal Behavior & Training > Dog Behavior &
Training > Phresh
Air Phydeaux
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| Animal
Abuse and Domestic Violence |
Central
Ohio Domestic Violence Centers
City of Columbus City Attorney's Office
Domestic Violence Unit www.columbuscityattorney.org > Domestic Violence Unit
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): "First Strike: The Connection Between Animal Cruelty and Human
Violence" in the "Field Projects" Section www.hsus.org/ace/15831
American
Animal Hospital Association
http://www.healthypet.com > Pet Care Library > Cat
Articles > The
Link Between Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence
American
Humanehttp://www.americanhumane.org > newsroom > fact sheets > Child
Fact Sheets
ASPCA:
"Kids and Cruelty: Explaining Animal Cruelty" Click on
the link below for www.aspca.org>
"Fight Animal Cruelty" > "Kids and Cruelty".
"Should
Vets Tell?" Click on the link below for www.aspca.org > "Fight Animal Cruelty" > "Making Vets Report
Cruelty."
(For
children) ASPCA: Click
on link below for www.aspca.org > Click on the "Animaland.org"
graphic> "Real Issues" "Why
do People Abuse Animals?)
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