Human-Animal Relationship Dysfunction: A Case Study of Animal Hoarding in Italy
“Animal hoarding” or “compulsive hoarding of animals” is a psychiatric disease, which has important social implications and a profound influence on animal welfare. To date, this phenomenon has been little investigated and largely unexplored. The present study aims to systematically describe a case o...
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| author | Danila d’Angelo Francesca Ciani Alessandra Zaccherini Simona Tafuri Luigi Avallone Serenella d’Ingeo Angelo Quaranta |
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| description | “Animal hoarding” or “compulsive hoarding of animals” is a psychiatric disease, which has important social implications and a profound influence on animal welfare. To date, this phenomenon has been little investigated and largely unexplored. The present study aims to systematically describe a case of animal hoarding, which remains unresolved. The report refers to a case of a woman suffering from animal hoarding that emerged in 2005. From March 2014 to December 2019, 450 animals were seized over nine different occasions. This disease had significant implications on the welfare of the animals collected, which lived in poor housing and hygiene conditions that frequently led to their death. Since animal hoarding cases involve sanitary, legal, and veterinary aspects, we believe that a multidisciplinary approach is necessary in order to prevent a recurrence and a new accumulation of animals. A holistic approach should be taken according to the One Health principle that involves different stakeholders at every level in order to adopt an efficient solution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3fa9ab149ea47709005bc7641b2a7442023-11-20T11:18:14ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-08-01109150110.3390/ani10091501Human-Animal Relationship Dysfunction: A Case Study of Animal Hoarding in ItalyDanila d’Angelo0Francesca Ciani1Alessandra Zaccherini2Simona Tafuri3Luigi Avallone4Serenella d’Ingeo5Angelo Quaranta6Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, ItalyInstituto Zooprofilattico del Mezzogiorno, Via della Salute, 2, 80055 Portici, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Section of Behavioral Sciences and Animal Bioethics, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70121 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Section of Behavioral Sciences and Animal Bioethics, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70121 Bari, Italy“Animal hoarding” or “compulsive hoarding of animals” is a psychiatric disease, which has important social implications and a profound influence on animal welfare. To date, this phenomenon has been little investigated and largely unexplored. The present study aims to systematically describe a case of animal hoarding, which remains unresolved. The report refers to a case of a woman suffering from animal hoarding that emerged in 2005. From March 2014 to December 2019, 450 animals were seized over nine different occasions. This disease had significant implications on the welfare of the animals collected, which lived in poor housing and hygiene conditions that frequently led to their death. Since animal hoarding cases involve sanitary, legal, and veterinary aspects, we believe that a multidisciplinary approach is necessary in order to prevent a recurrence and a new accumulation of animals. A holistic approach should be taken according to the One Health principle that involves different stakeholders at every level in order to adopt an efficient solution.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1501animal welfareanimal hoardingobsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)behavioral and clinic signsabused dogs |
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| title | Human-Animal Relationship Dysfunction: A Case Study of Animal Hoarding in Italy |
| title_full | Human-Animal Relationship Dysfunction: A Case Study of Animal Hoarding in Italy |
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| title_short | Human-Animal Relationship Dysfunction: A Case Study of Animal Hoarding in Italy |
| title_sort | human animal relationship dysfunction a case study of animal hoarding in italy |
| topic | animal welfare animal hoarding obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) behavioral and clinic signs abused dogs |
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