Animal hoarding in Erie County is investigated by the SPCA Serving Erie County and prosecuted as cruelty by the Erie County District Attorney's Animal Cruelty Unit under New York's Agriculture and Markets Law, working with city and town animal control officers.
Erie County treats animal hoarding as a cruelty and neglect matter rather than through a county pet-number ordinance. The SPCA Serving Erie County conducts cruelty investigations and animal rescue countywide, taking in animals seized from hoarding situations; suspected cruelty is reported to the SPCA at (716) 875-7360, ext. 214, or Cruelty@yourspca.org. Prosecution is handled by the Erie County District Attorney's Animal Cruelty Unit, responsible for all crimes against animals within Erie County; that unit works with SPCA investigators, city and town animal control officers, and forensic veterinarians, and it expressly addresses abuse, neglect, hoarding, and animal fighting. Charges arise under New York Agriculture and Markets Law Article 26. Erie County runs no shelter; sheltering is provided by the contracted SPCA.
Animal hoarding is charged as cruelty or neglect under NY Agriculture and Markets Law Article 26; the SPCA investigates and may seize animals, and the Erie County DA's Animal Cruelty Unit prosecutes, with penalties from misdemeanor to felony.
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