Shelter Medicine Journal Club - January 2025

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* 1. What is your first name?

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* 2. What is your last name?

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* 3. What is your email address?

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* 4. Three main types of people who hoard animals have been described. Which of the following is most consistent with the overwhelmed caregiver type?

They tend to acquire animals passively where the other types actively acquire animals.

They are the most likely of the 3 types to become combative when confronted.

They tend to involve larger numbers and more severely compromised animals.

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* 5. Harm reduction is a rational approach to animal hoarding interventions because

there is a lot of overlap between animal hoarding and drug addiction.

recidivism following intervention is thought to be high.

many states lack civil legal mechanisms as an alternative to criminal prosecution.

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* 6. In this study the factors that were significantly associated with re-collection of cats after an initial successful intervention included which of the following:

Interest in surrender expressed during initial intervention.

Interest in spay/neuter during initial intervention.

Identifying as a rescuer or community cat caregiver during initial intervention.

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* 7. The finding that cases that involved or were referred to human services after the initial intervention were six times more likely to re-collect cats than cases not involving human service agencies suggests that

involvement of human service agencies is counter-productive in initial interventions and contributes to recidivism.

more cases should engage law enforcement to pursue criminal investigation and prosecution in the initial intervention.

interventions that engage human service agencies are more complex cases that involve more severe mental or physical health concerns.

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* 8. The authors suggest that animal shelters should generally utilize managed admissions policies and other population management strategies because

these approaches help to preserve resources (financial, housing, foster and medical) to respond effectively to hoarding cases when needed.

there is evidence that leaving some animals onsite as part of the initial intervention helps reduce the likelihood of recidivism.

taking in so many cats in poor condition from a hoarding situation is financially unsustainable.