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Animal Hoarding - SPCA Serving Erie County
animalsat heart Fall 2011 Animal Hoarding SPCA Serving Erie County 205 Ensminger Road Tonawanda, NY 14150 (716) 875-7360 YourSPCA.org Animal hoarding is a problem that the SPCA has always faced. Now, at a time when television shows about hoarders have become so popular, it is a topic that is just coming to the forefront of public interest. In the past several years, the SPCA has seen an increase in the number of hoarding cases that require action, putting a strain on our facilities and our resources. Because many people are not aware of the complex nature and treatment of the behavior, hoarding can be a difficult concept for many of us to deal with and understand. After-Hours Emergencies: (716) 827-1609 The following information is reprinted courtesy of The Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium (HARC). HARC was founded in 1997 in cooperation with Tufts University as an informal group of individuals concerned about human and animal welfare, and interested in exploring the problem of animal hoarding to find more effective and humane solutions for this very problematic and poorly understood behavior. For more information on HARC, please visit http://www.tufts.edu/vet/hoarding. After-Hours Wildlife Emergencies: (716) 556-0076 The SPCA Serving Erie County hopes that by providing this information, our community will begin to understand and recognize animal hoarding and the effect it has on all of us. The SPCA Serving Erie County receives no government funds for its programs and services. We are your local animal shelter - we are not financially supported by or a part of any other local or national animal welfare group. Thank you for your continued support! Mission The mission of the SPCA is to create a caring and kind community that encourages fair and humane treatment of all creatures. Our knowledgeable, caring, and openminded team of staff and volunteers achieves that mission through proactive efforts to address the current status of animals in our community, education of adults and children, rescue and sheltering of animals in need, and placement of animals into appropriate homes. The SPCA Serving Erie County is a proud partner of the Maddie’s® Pet Rescue Project in Erie County. Join us on How is animal hoarding defined? The pathological accumulation of animals was first described in 1981 and animal hoarding was formally defined in the public health literature in 1999 using the following criteria: • Having more than the typical number of companion animals; • Failing to provide even minimal standards of nutrition, sanitation, shelter, and veterinary care, with this neglect often resulting in illness and death from starvation, spread of infectious disease, and untreated injury or medical condition; • Denial of the inability to provide this minimum care and the impact of that failure on the animals, the household, and human occupants of the dwelling; • Persistence, despite this failure, in accumulating and controlling animals. How is animal hoarding related to object hoarding and OCD? Many characteristics of animal hoarding are very similar to those exhibited by hoarders of inanimate objects - accumulation of a large quantity of objects and/or trash that render living spaces non-functional, refusal to discard, living in clutter and squalor, denial of the conditions, reluctance to seek or accept help, alienation from family and friends, etc. The pathological behavior of object hoarding is well-described in psychological literature, including a strong (continued on page 7) SPCA Serving Erie County Director’ s e g a s s e M The hoarding of animals is a catastrophe for all involved: the animals, the people, and the SPCA. Most hoarding situations involve animals who are ill or injured and are not treated for their medical issues. When the illnesses are contagious, each and every animal in a hoarding case becomes ill. When the SPCA is called on to intervene, we generally will find no fewer than 20 sick animals living in terrible conditions. These animals are suffering. Humans are almost always living in these same situations with the animals. Sleeping in beds that are urine-soaked and feces-matted, each hoarder I have encountered says the same thing, “What’s the problem? I love my animals and I take excellent care of them.” It’s almost beyond comprehension that humans can live like this and be in total denial of the situation. This is just one of the symptoms animal hoarders display (see our cover story for additional symptoms). Unfortunately, there is little treatment available for animal hoarders. Some of the only roads available are legal channels: arrest, conviction, punishment, and probation. Hoarders have a mental illness and more needs to be to done to provide them with treatment prior to them finding themselves in an out-of-hand situation. When the SPCA is forced into the position of seizing the suffering animal victims of hoarders, their care is costly, time-consuming, and in all ways, difficult. We look to a future that allows the SPCA to be more proactive in addressing the issues of animal hoarding. Through prevention and treatment of this mental illness, we hope to be able to end the suffering of thousands of animals in our community every year. From Hoarding Nightmare to Happy Ending At the SPCA, staff members and volunteers can share numerous stories of animals rescued from terrible hoarding situations who are nursed back to health and happiness, and adopted into new homes. This past year, one such animal captured the hearts of everyone at the SPCA. Spartacus, a six-year-old brown pit bull, was part of a rescue performed by the ASPCA in March, 2011. He was a former resident of an Oppenheim, NY “rescue” organization called “Help A Hound Canine Rescue,” the source of many public complaints and visits from the Fulton County, NY Sheriff’s office. When the group closed, it was housing 97 dogs, many of them ill, in a space allotted for just 25. While the rescue group probably had the best intentions, they could not handle the veterinary care, feeding, and cleaning of 97 animals. Spartacus, along with 29 other dogs, was transferred to the SPCA Serving Erie County. They received medical examinations; many of the dogs suffered from the same problems – some had eye problems, some needed dental work, and many had heartworm disease. Most profoundly to staff and volunteers, it was clear that the dogs lacked the affection from people that means so much. Spartacus was found to have heartworm disease and problems with his eyes which resulted in surgery and months of medications. But despite the situation from which he came, Spartacus remained smart, loyal, fun, and devastatingly devoted and affectionate. Because the SPCA staff and volunteers knew Spartacus was such a special guy, he was featured on the SPCA’s Facebook page. After spending about two months at the SPCA, he was adopted into a new, loving home! We’re glad to report that he’s doing wonderfully in his new home! In fact, his new mom was glad to give a Spartacus report on Facebook: “Spartacus is adjusting just fine here. He loves his huge backyard and has bonded with his new brother, Orion. He has such a playful disposition that it would be difficult not to [instantly fall in love with him]. He loves car rides and having his choice of couches and beds to sleep on. He gives the most sincerely affectionate hugs and kisses. He barks fiercely at strangers passing by the house. I am very happy I made the choice to adopt him instead of a puppy.” At the SPCA, it is the hope of every staff member and volunteer that all victims of animal hoarding are given a second chance, like the one with which Spartacus was blessed! FALL 2011 Spartacus ...... 2 Shelter Guardians monthly giving program! As members of our Shelter Guardians monthly giving program, the following donors* help provide steady income to the SPCA month after month…income we can count on to help the animals that come to us every day…support that allows us to continue rescuing, comforting, and caring for our furred and feathered friends. The Future Dance Center Mrs. Patricia S. Ahl Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bakowski Jr. Ms. Sheila Banks Ms. Lisa B. Beaser Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Boehm Mr. and Mrs. David R. Cady Ms. Bernadette Caffery Ms. Catherine Carbone Mr. Michael Caruso Mrs. Stephanie Coleman Ms. Colleen Coyne Mr. Chris Czechowski Ms. Celine Dalfonso Ms. Claudia A. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Delisle Ms. Michelle Dombrowski Ms. Jennifer Fay Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Heidenburg Jr. Ms. Mary Ann Jackson Mr. Brent Jensen Ms. Carrie Kolt Ms. Annette D. Kreamer Ms. Carmella Lonzi Ms. Carol A. Mack Mrs. and Mrs. Robert Maines Mr. Brandon M. McBride Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. McCleery Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Murzynowski Ms. Sandra Newman Miss Kelly Pilarski Mrs. Catherine Potter Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Puma Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Reynolds Jr. Ms. Karen Rugg Ms. Cynthia Schieber Ms. Jamie Schine Mrs. Kathleen M. Schwede Ms. Christina Sebastiano Ms. Barbara G. Sercu Ms. Donna M. Stack Ms. Ann P. Starke Ms. Christine Tomczyk Mr. Robert M. Zielinski SPCA Serving Erie County Thank you to the newest members of our *This listing includes new donors as of July 14, 2011. Are you interested in joining our growing Shelter Guardians team? Visit YourSPCA.org today to begin your automatic deductions or call the SPCA at 716-629-3523. See what’s being te sted now in Ellsworth’s Aisle! Visit YourSPCA.or g or join our Facebook page and watch Ellsworth test a variety of products sold at the SPCA Petique, located right at the 205 Ensm inger Road, Tonawanda shelter! Ell sworth isn’t available to go home with you...but the toys are! Look for his “Ellsw Approved” Paw of Ap orth proval sticker when yo u’re shopping! Yelp For Help Check out our latest Yelp for Help patient with Mike Randall Thursdays, 5-7 am on WKBW-TV, Ch. 7’s Good Morning, WNY FALL 2011 Or visit YourSPCA.org to see who is currently yelping for help! ...... 3 SPCA Serving Erie County tributes In Honor of Pet All Neglected and Abused Animals Mrs. Ellen D. Glassman Ally and David Mr. and Mrs. Mark Costanza Anthony Ms. Paula J. Kaleta Babe Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Wiglusz Bear Ms. Betty J. Hughes Blade Mr. William J. O’Dea Bonnie and Clyde Mr. and Mrs. John L. Tylock Calli Ms. Esther Masters Cha Cha Mr. Peter Mundt Charlie Ms. Kathleen J. Knab Charlie and Gracie Vincent and Margaret Moore Fluffy Mrs. Dolores R. Kasler Gidget Ms. Kathleen Griesinger Haley’s Birthday Ms. Lisa Dudley Holly and Boots Mrs. Marietta J. Montgomery Iris’ 3rd Birthday Ms. Judith Kosinski Jericha and Gigi Ms. Cheryl A. Wagner Joy and Angel Ms. Barbara A. Bordonaro Little Boy Ms. Heidi J. Gebler Mackenzie Morgan Ms. Donna M. DiPietro Missy Ms. Dorothy E. Barton Mocha Mrs. Sharon Gates Nico West Ms. Eileen M. Duffy-Everett Penny Ms. Ellen Leader Purry Ms. Dawn Losey Sarah Elizabeth Mrs. Deborah L. Morris Spike’s 11th Birthday Mrs. Viola E. Koch Squirt and Troubles Ms. Susan Michalek and Ms. Donna J. Sparks Teddy Ms. Julie Krajewski The Reeve’s Pets Mrs. Frances J. Reeves Watson and Tomasina Ms. Pamela S. O’Brien FALL 2011 In Honor of Person ...... 4 Karen and Clement Arrison Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Rachel Badger Mr. and Mrs. Dick Badger Terrance G. Barone Mr. Paul Barone Elizabeth Bastible Mrs. Karen Bisson Natalie Bialy Ms. Barbara Abel Christina Bogan’s Retirement Mr. Sam Weintraub Our Wedding Guests Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Boyd Jerry Cataldo Ms. Marilyn Koren Sandra Cathcart Mrs. Robin Tysowsky Debby Clark’s Retirement Mr. and Mrs. Richard Green Nate Cole Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gordon Mr. Ben Tonken Shirley Cornell Mr. Scott Cornell Jessica Coughlin Ms. Susan Kapturowski Earlene Crocker’s Birthday Ms. Kathy Inskip Lisa David’s 50th Birthday Lee and Traci Stadler Katherine Diina Ms. Amy Cappelli Dunn/Weiss Wedding Guests Ms. Elizabeth Dunn Mary Ellen Gliosca’s Birthday Ms. Patricia Kasprzak Ms. Margaret R. Smith Nancy Graf’s Birthday Ms. Dawn Magoffin Frank Guadagna’s Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guadagna James E. Hofmeister Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Hofmeister Paul Hummel Daniel and Glenda Banko Emilio Izquierdo Ms. Melissa A. Dean All tributes listed were given between March 6, 2011 and July 6, 2011. Ed Jackowski and Elvis Ms. Wendy A. Kaczmarek Robert Joseph’s 50th Birthday Ms. Bridget R. Hawn Burton and Susan Royce Gavin Kasper’s Birthday Erie County Dept of Social Services, 8th Floor Admin. Staff Pat Kasprzak’s Birthday Ms. Mary Ellen P. Gliosca Ardis Kazinski Mrs. Patricia Sachse Ardis Kazinski’s Birthday Kurt and Margaret Schneid Mr. and Mrs. David E. Vesneske Evelyn Kazinski Mr. Brian Kazinski Pat Keller’s Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Keller Marie Keller’s Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Keller Virjean N. Klahn’s 90th Birtthday Ms. Marjorie L. Linhardt Virjean Klahn Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brunskill Ellen Nora Klein’s Birthday Ms. Patricia Kasprzak Maya Koven’s Bat Mitzvah Matthew Jacob Schillinger Family Foundation Gregory Kozerski’s Birthday Mrs. Christina Michalczak Betty Krist Mr. James Krist Michael Mrs. Christine A. Cox Al and Kathy Murphy David and Teena Marie Norton Jo Nasoff-Finton Ms. Sivan Nasoff Karen Owens Anonymous Patricia Petersen’s Retirement Mr. and Mrs. Richard Green Kristy M. Petrillo Mr. and Mrs. David R. Lee Kim Pinto Ms. Melissa Weiksnar Mr. and Mrs. Justin Pod James and Ranea Kwiatkowski Patty Ralabate Robert and Nancy Myszka Patty Ralabate’s Birthday Robert and Nancy Myszka Larry Rall’s Birthday Ms. Pamela A. Fries Dawn Rezak’s Birthday Dr. Margaret G. Reeves and Mr. Donald S. 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Hird Mr. and Mrs. Fred F. Cooper Holly Bartel’s Father Hamburg Teachers Association Walter W. Hoppel Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Hulme Ms. Jennifer L. Kovalick Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Meinzer Mr. Edward G. Meinzer Mr. Thomas J. Rycombel Mr. Gary R. Sutton Andrea M. Tack Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Venator Ms. Deborah Yard Elaine R. Horba Mrs. Cynthia E. Stryker Donald B. Hoy Mrs. Kathrine L. Jamieson Trixie Huber Mrs. Marianne Metz George C. Hughes Mrs. Nancy P. Hadyn-Hawkins Janine A. Hughes Randy and Josephine Boswell Mrs. Janine A. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. David R. Klyczek Les and Irene Kozma Myron J. “Mike” Hulbert American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lennart Lindner Craig A. Hyslop Ms. Kathleen Brown Mr. Michael Esposito Ms. Jacquelynne A. Gioulekas Mr. and Mrs. Alec Goldfarb Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Goldfarb Ms. Debra J. Hilfstein Ms. Cindy Huff Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kaczmarek Ms. Judy Kubik Susan M. Lafreniere and Chris Nettles Ms. Deborah L. Morrison New York State Department of Health Ms. Vera Pulera Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sheehan Ms. Kathleen Shieberl Ms. Janeene Thrun Ms. Joan Usiak Ms. Bonnie J. Walsh Charles S. Ilardo Ms. Lucy M. Ilardo Ms. Erna A. Langer Carl Jamele Mr. George E. Fritz Mrs. Ellen M. Schratz Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Werth Mrs. Rebecca L. Wilson Dorothy Jansen Ms. Dorothy M. Cook Edward Jelsovsky Mrs. Katherine Corbell Mrs. Virginia Garrison Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Grampp Walter Johansson & Baron Mrs. Alison C. Johansson Arthur E. Jones Mr. and Mrs. James S. Smith Mary M. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bisantz Douglas and Judith Borschel Ms. Joanne M. Borschel Mrs. Anne C. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Toporek David Kalbeck Steven and Rebecca Socha Mr. John E. Spranger Mrs. Elizabeth Weaver Jane R. Kamman Glenn and Mary Armstrong Leonard I. Kammerdeiner Saint-Gobain Ceramics Michael Karawiecki Ms. Susan Drust Anna Keciorius Mr. and Mrs. Steve Flaschner SPCA Serving Erie County Tweety Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sulkowski Tyler Mr. Steven C. Sidell Whamo Mr. Thomas Diemert Winston Ms. Mary Beth Parrinello Ms. Rose Marie Parrinello Yodi Mrs. Patti Pullara Zoie Mr. and Mrs. George T. John Ms. Maureen Kissell FALL 2011 Pepper Girl Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Sinibaldi Phoebe Mrs. Debra J. Whais Piggy Jean F. Feldman, D.V.M. Pixie Ms. Linda Czop Poncho Ms. Lynn Hemmings Porter Mr. Douglas J. Pagano Pretty Cat and Kit Cat Mrs. Maryanne Gregorio-Powers Princess Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. LaPlante Jr. Pussy Willow Mr. Russell Gulino and Ms. Carole A. Tumiel Quigley Mr. and Mrs. Christopher St. Mary Ralph Jean F. Feldman, D.V.M. Rascal Ms. Roslyn E. Scruggs Ronan Mrs. Carol L. Jok Rose Ms. Marietta T. Lorenzo and Ms. Elizabeth S. Bennett Roxie Ms. Deborah G. Felschow Ruby Joseph and Mary Kiersz Rusty and Tiger Ms. Dorothy DeLong Sable Ann Ms. Dorothy M. Cook Sadie Lattimore Ms. Kathleen A. Leo Sadie & Kelly A. Scarano Sam, Chloe and Alvin Ms. Kathleen Hohlstein Sammy Ms. Julie Krajewski Sammy-Kitten Face Mr. and Mrs. Lazlo I. Szlabonyi Sampson Mrs. Nancy Salvucci Samson Joe and Linda Mecca Sandy Ms. Donna Callaghan Scooby Mrs. Catherine Fetzer Shadow Ms. Barbara E. Barnas Mr. Brian Killian Nadine & Sacha Ryback Shayna Mr. Edward Reich Shelburne Pitz Bill and Cheryl Pitz Shelby Ms. Margaret R. Smith Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Parks Jr. Shiloh Ms. Patricia Morreale Siam Ms. Sandra Pratt Simba Mr. and Mrs. Warren B. Gelman Slick Mrs. Victoria E. Urban-Cohn Smokey, Sparky, Sneakers, Nutmeg & Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Swiatek Snoopy Ms. Jeanette M. George Snowball Ms. Veronica Azevedo Charles Spaid Mr. Andrew M. Pyne Sparky Mrs. Sophia Salonikis Spike Dr. and Mrs. Joel Brauner Starr-Brite Ms. Evelyn A. Schall Storm Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cudeck Sunny Mrs. Carol A. Delaney Tammy McPhee Mary and Judith Budzynski Tanner Ms. Kate Wagner Tar Ms. Jacqueline M. Walters Tara Mr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Schweitzer Tari Dr. Scott Goldman and Ms. Nancy E. Brock Tater Bug Eagle Ridge Kennels Tattoo Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Smith Taz Jean F. Feldman, D.V.M. Tesa Mrs. Elaine Stehle Tinkerbell Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Vennard Titan Mr. Michael Gadra Toby Hurysz Ms. Ruth Hurysz Toby Ms. Dorothy M. Cook Toonces Mr. William Stachewicz Truffles Mr. and Mrs. Reas R. Graber Turk Mrs. Barbara Stickney ...... 5 SPCA Serving Erie County FALL 2011 ...... 6 tributes Elizabeth A. “Liz” Kelly Behavioral Therapies Ltd. Judy Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Norman W. Taylor Helen Ketch Co-Workers of Marion Ketch Mr. and Mrs. Lazlo I. Szlabonyi Robert Kick Mr. Gerald H. Kick Linda J. Kindron Ms. Linda Nelson Theresa Kirbis Mrs. Linda Barry Sonia M. Klein Ms. Betty Attea Mr. Laurence Beahan Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Fitzpatrick Ms. Kathleen Griesinger Mrs. Elizabeth Heuer Ms. Jeanine Klein Ms. Jennifer Klein Mr. Richard L. Klein Mrs. Beata Kowalska Namulala Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. Legg Ms. Barbara Smentek Mr. Thomas Van Schoonhoven James J. Klumpp and Bowie Mr. Michael C. Klumpp George M. Kogut Trek, Inc. Alice I. Konieczko Ms. Paulette A. Anzelone Jeffrey A. Kopfer Aspire Staff Ms. Cheryl Bower Mr. and Mrs. Mike Braunscheidel Mrs. Gail A. Broniszewski Mr. Keith E. Cummings Mr. and Mrs. John J. Donahue Jr. East Amherst Psychology Group Ms. Bonnie Evert Friends and Colleagues at the Psychology Dept. Mrs. Linda Garrity Ms. MaryAnn Goshleski Mrs. Delores A. Haire Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hilliard Ms. Cynthia Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Kiehl Ms. Mary E. Kirwan Ms. Bernadette A. Kurzawski Ms. Diane M. MacPherson Millersport Day Hab Staff Dolores Pfohl and Family Ms. Joan Reynolds Ms. Dana Steiner Ms. Linda Struebel West Herr New York Dodge Angeline E. Kotarski Mr. Richard J. Kotarski Frank J. Krug Mr. Harry J. Schulz Betty Kuebrich Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gerace Ms. Susan M. Meister Michael and Colleen Pedder Ms. Marie A. Szabla Gertrude Kuhs Ms. Jean Geiger Miss Mary Sladich Marilyn Kurz Chris and Marsha Ashton Mrs. Melissa Bunce Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Collette David and Gloria Hirschbine Ms. Siobhan Pakrashi Mrs. Sophia Salonikis Mr. Matthew Spencer Andy and Bethany Stevens Brenda and Dave Torres Ms. Catherine A. Wagner F. David Lis The Lis Family & Cody Harvey Loucks Ms. Carol M. Lelonek Loved Ones LaVerine G. Helf Robert J. Lucas David and Janice Deats Mrs. Diane C. Lucas Moog, Inc. Ms. Lisbeth Shepard Ms. Sophia Veffer Mary Madonia PSC Maggie Frank and Rose Marie Twist Betty J. Mahle Mrs. Caroline E. Kisner Daniel F. Mahoney William and Grace Knoof Helen R. Makowski Mr. Patrick C. McCracken Marino J. Marasciulo Ms. Nancy J. Morrison Roberta A. Martin Mrs. Alice J. Farrell Ruth E. Merkle Mr. Richard C. Bray Patricia A. Michalowski Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Josephine Miller Mr. and Mrs. Glenn T. Koszka Muriel G. Miller Jamie C. Nusstein All tributes listed were given between March 6, 2011 and July 6, 2011. Richard J. Miller Mrs. Nancy Idziak Mrs. Noreen Miller Ms. Audrey G. Zackey Mom Miss Frances L. Mills Charles R. Morrow Norbert and Diana Bennett Ms. Betty M. Frier Mr. David Kush Ms. Joan M. Marek & Ms. Elizabeth Marek Ms. Verna Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Elmer W. Rook Mr. Jeffrey Stoll Donna V. Mulloy Ms. Corrine Costrine Patricia Y. Newman Mrs. Rita L. Valutis Barbara Niedzwiecki Mrs. Alfreda Slominski Leon E. Nixon Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Lori I. Nordlund Ms. Kristen Nordlund Bernard “Bud” Nowak Lancaster Fire Department Ms. Tammy Pudlewski Geri Obletz Mr. and Mrs. Lauren D. Rachlin William O’Brien Mr. Michael Wing Oliver Steve and Mary Ann Behrens Mary “Kate” and Donald G. Opera Family of Margie and Glenn Pawloski Shirley A. Orzek Mrs. Christine M. Gallivan Katherine Pack Ms. Robin A. Pack Mary L. Packer Mr. Thaddeus V. Bieniek William Pagels WNY Soccer Referee Unit Connie J. Paige Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beardsell Mary Palica Mrs. Carol A. Martino Elizabeth Panczakiewicz Mr. and Mrs. James Edwards Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hepburn Mrs. Robin Maben Elizabeth Parrish Ms. Cindy McDonald Jaroslawa Pawluk Mrs. Brenda L. Daigler Niagara Regional Federal Credit Union Michael and Pauline Niro Doreen Radice Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Beljan Adrian Rapp Mr. and Mrs. Dean Gottesman Richard T. Reese Mr. and Mrs. Al Galley Ms. Rose A. Nowak David M. Rogala Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Bond Murray and Kathryn Long Ms. Carmena R. Mariani Ms. Cheryl V. Wolf Elizabeth E. “Liz” Ross Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sikorskyj John S. Rozeski Ms. Myra E. Boyer Rosanna M. Russell Ms. Janet L. Bamberg Doris Ruth Ms. Marie B. Hubbard Patricia L. Ryan Ms. Marion Mc Elligott Clara Rykert Mr. Harry J. Schulz Donald K. Sanger, Sr. Mr. David Eggers Wilfred “Bill” Sauer Ms. Francine Giumento and Mr. Theodore Swiatek Anne B. Scheer Ms. Pat Almeter Ms. Molly Bilowus Mrs. Sandy Crawford Ms. Carol Gavin Ms. Barbara Greeley Ms. Carlene Hunt Ms. Ruth M. McGinnis Ms. Cathy Merideth Ms. Penny Thompson Ms. Kathy Vullo Matthew Jacob Schillinger Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. McNulty Shirley Schinaman Ms. Polly Henneberger Elizabeth M. Schmidt Ms. Marie A. Marshall Harriet B. Stewart James Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Russell A. Arcara Gretchen A. Schramm Dr. Nan M. DiBello Mrs. Mary Ann Gerstle Mrs. Karen R. Lawrence Mrs. Ursula Meier Mr. and Mrs. Boleslaw D. Rzepa Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Sherry Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Sullivan Jr. K. Joyce Seeley Ms. Gail L. Donaghue August Semenza Ms. Lucy Reed James Sherry Ms. Ellyn Broeker Bruce and Lynier Clark Ms. June Frank Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frys Mr. and Mrs. Tom King Murray and Kathryn Long Mike and Patricia Shambler Ms. Judy Williams Herbert R. Shindler Jeffrey and Mia Markello Les and Anne Price Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Stohrer Jr. Sandy Sipior Mrs. Marianne Metz Nevie Sivertsen Ms. Mary K. Zavisca Theresa Skalski Mr. and Mrs. William A. Barden Ms. Nancy D. Fultz Lucy Skulicz Mr. Nicholas Biancetta Henry L. Slisz, Sr. Ms. Catherine Slisz Beatrice E. Sonsterud Mrs. June B. Smith June S. Soucise Ms. Mary Lou Shanks Beverly Spaid Harlequin Distribution Center Charles Spaid Harlequin Distribution Center Alfred Speier Ms. Patricia Bager Robert and Kelly Braham Mrs. Barbara D. Frazier Mrs. Diane M. Ivancic Donna and Marvin Kranitz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Saffer Mr. William Schuman Carolyn Stauffiger and Raggs Mr. Jeffrey D. Stauffiger Theodore A. “Teddy” Stronka New York Central Railroad Retirees Club Nancy J. Stubbe, MD Ms. Ellen Bernstein Mrs. Sandra Lee Farrell Medical Society County of Erie, Inc. Ms. Eleanor Nobilio Dr. and Mrs. Brian Same Ms. Patricia Schichtel Nancy Sutz Mr. Ronald Sutz Alice E. Symonds Mrs. and Mr. Alice E. Symonds Rita J. Syracuse Mr. and Mrs. David Rudd Terry L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Cramer State of New York County of Orleans Rita M. Thuersam Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jaeger Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd J. Long Peter Tollar III Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Tollar Jr. Phyllis Tomassi Mrs. AnnLouise Salada-Carosella Anthony Torregrossa Mrs. Judith A. Chartrand Mr. and Mrs. Norbert J. Dohn Travis and Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Don F. Galmbacher Virginia M. Troy Mrs. Barbara H. Tuttle Joan Tutko Dr. Nicholas D. Trbovich Scott M. Wagner Ms. Patricia McGuire Mr. Daniel Quinlan Diane E. Walker Ramesh and Kerstina Konakanchi Robert Walsh Mrs. Sandra Rebman Gerald J. Walworth, Sr. Mrs. Beverly E. Walworth Georgianna Ward Ms. Sue McCann Michael C. Warner Grand Island Moose Lodge #180 Jeffrey P. Weaver Ms. Karen E. Koch Mrs. Viola E. Koch Ralph E. Welt Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cudeck Barbara and Raymond Hess Sandy Weston Mr. and Mrs. Warren Greatbatch Ms. Jenny L. Pierce Jeannette D. Wiede Ms. Jane L. Ruslander Donald Wilkinson Ms. Cynthia Sung Donna M. Williams Mrs. Elaine L. Boehm Elmer E. Winegar, Jr. Ms. Coleen Czechowski Donald B. Wroblewski Gene and Kathy Barnes Jamie C. Nusstein Joseph and Gert Zaluski Ms. Carol M. Altman Gerald S. Zimmer Big Tree Volunteer Fire Company Inc. William H. Zurbrick Holland High School Sunshine Club Holland Teachers Association THANK YOU! (continued from page 1) association with a variety of mental health problems, including but not limited to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). But even with this well-established literature, the role of object hoarding as a symptom for any given mental health diagnosis is currently under great debate as psychologists prepare for the release of DSM-V (DSM is the manual of psychological disorders recognized by the medical community). There is growing awareness that object hoarding is associated with a wide variety of clinical diagnoses besides OCD. Animal hoarding has important differences with OCD-related hoarding, as it does not seem to share the same array of repetitive compulsive behaviors such as washing or checking compulsions, or the same issues with order. Hoarders also have much greater impairment of insight, potentially reaching delusional levels of impairment, compared to OCD patients. By comparison, there is considerable overlap of hoarding with impulse control disorders. There is a growing consensus that hoarding has more differences than similarities with OCD, and psychologists are currently considering whether hoarding should be a separate disorder in DSM-V. A June 2010 in-depth review by eminent psychologists explains the differences between OCD and hoarding, and suggests there is sufficient evidence for creation of a new disorder, provisionally called hoarding disorder, in DSM-V. SPCA Serving Erie County Animal Hoarding Who are hoarders and why do they hoard animals? The stereotype of an animal hoarder is that of a single, older woman, living alone and socioeconomically disadvantaged. There is support in existing data for that broad generalization. However, it is important to recognize that hoarding knows no age, gender, or socioeconomic boundaries. It has been observed in men and women, young and old, married as well as never married or widowed, and in people with professional or white-collar jobs. There have even been hoarders among human health professionals and veterinarians and veterinary technicians. It is not uncommon for hoarders to be secretive, living essentially a “double life” at work vs. at home. Our research to-date, derived from dozens of clinical interviews by psychologists and social workers with hoarders, interactions with hoarders through law enforcement and court-ordered assessments, interviews of family members, and analysis of case reports by social scientists, suggests that, similar to object hoarding, animal hoarding is likely a final common pathway from a variety of traumatic experiences which result in dysfunctional attachment styles to people and lead to compulsive and addictive behavior. Animal hoarders’ impaired judgment and actions, or failures to act, may arise from a variety of factors. These include difficulties understanding relevant information about animals’ needs, inaccurate appreciation of a situation and its consequences, being unable to reason about treatment options and alternative courses of action, faulty self-governance, psychological defenses and behaviors in response to stress, as well as magical thinking, lack of insight, and other cognitive distortions. When these impairments become associated with functional deficits (e.g., failure to provide adequate food, water, proper sanitation, necessary medical care, and failure to recognize and attend to fundamental behavioral and mental needs of animals), incompetent care occurs and animal suffering results. FALL 2011 Read more valuable HARC information at http://www.tufts.edu/vet/hoarding. ...... 7 SPCA Serving Erie County The Emotional Side of Animal Hoarding In animal hoarding situations, we so often read and hear about the person who has acquired more animals than he or she can handle. We hear about the emotions of friends or family members or neighbors who tried offering assistance, or who are outraged over the situation, or who are concerned about the mental or physical health of the hoarder. We rarely hear about the animal welfare professionals who face these situations on, sadly, a regular basis…the emotional toll on the officers and rescue workers who not only rescue these animals from the homes or sheds or stables or small rooms, but who try to work with the people who did the hoarding. Animals at Heart asked two SPCA Serving Erie County investigators, Lindsey Styborski and Aaron Kandefer, whether or not they are able to construct emotional barriers when they are dealing with such overwhelming situations, or if it’s the emotions that become too overwhelming for them in their line of work. Lindsey Working in hoarding situations absolutely takes a toll on me emotionally. The stress that comes with seeing all the illness that the hoarder isn’t able to see is physically sickening. I go home at night and I want to cry…sometimes I do… because I want to help the people understand what they’re doing to the animals, but it’s usually impossible for them to understand it. When we’re rescuing the animals, the hoarders are heartbroken, and that’s hard to see. They feel as though we’re taking their lives away from them – and I start to wonder what will happen in the future…will they take their own lives next? In each case, I hope the court system will agree with us… that mental health counseling is required…but they don’t usually understand. That’s the most frustrating part, because we know chances are good we’ll be visiting the hoarder again in the future for the same reason. Aaron I try to put up an emotional barrier, but that barrier often falls flat. These are living things. People. Animals. The sheer number of cases we encounter is overwhelming. From May 1 until today [July 19], I alone have been on eight separate hoarding cases, all of them extreme. I ask myself how people survive like that. I’m torn because I see that they think they’re doing good for the animals… yet I see the animals suffering. It’s heartbreaking to work with people who often have nobody…nobody is ever willing to help them. There was one woman this year with an overwhelming amount of papers, garbage, bugs, cats….5 or 6 feet of garbage and animal waste….insects of various types covering the bed and all parts of the house. I found her alive…over the course of that first month, I was able to slowly remove some of the cats from the house, and in the meantime, called every organization I could think of to help her. Nobody was able to or would help her. She ended up dying before I was able to rescue all the cats. Every negative emotion you could think of came to the surface for me. It is sometimes so discouraging that I want to give up. I don’t, though, because of the feelings I have for the next animal who is suffering…who needs me. FALL 2011 Lindsey & Aaron ...... 8 Hours of Operation Surrender Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Thursday Saturday Sunday 8 am-4 pm 8 am-8 pm 8 am-4 pm Closed Adoption Hours Monday, Wednesday & Friday 11 am-6 pm (Pre-Approvals close at 5:30 p.m.) Tuesday & Thursday 11 am-8 pm (Pre-Approvals close at 7:30 p.m.) Saturday 10 am-5 pm (Pre-Approvals close at 4:30 p.m.) Sunday Closed Stray Viewing Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Thursday Saturday Sunday Noon-4 pm Noon-8 pm 11 am-4 pm Closed Board of Directors Lawrence F. Robb Karen Kaczmarski Julie Desmond Schechter Linda Newland Soltis Mary Ellen Hager Nancy LaTulip Cornell S. Babcock, Jr. Ronald Benderson Nancy Brock Katherine Cauley Sara Dayton Laurel A. DiBrog David W. Donovan James J. Eagan Dorothy T. Ferguson David W. Gacioch Sandra Gingerich Danielle Jacobs Lisa Lewis Margaret Phillips Lisa Pierce Megan Szeliga Dr. Kurt Venator Honorary Members Thomas Flickinger William “Bill” Gisel* Margot Glick Katherine Marcy Virginia Procter Andrew Rudnick Paul Schoellkopf* Wade Stevenson* Emily Wettlaufer Annette Wilton Charles Yeager *In Memoriam President Vice President Vice President Vice President Secretary Treasurer
