Animal hoarding in McHenry County is prosecuted under the Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act (510 ILCS 70). A "companion animal hoarder" keeps a large number of animals in severe overcrowding without providing adequate food, water, shelter and veterinary care. Convictions can require psychological counseling.
The state's Humane Care for Animals Act (510 ILCS 70/2.10) defines a companion animal hoarder as a person who possesses a large number of companion animals, fails to provide the minimum care required under Section 3, keeps the animals in a severely overcrowded environment, and shows an inability to recognize or a reckless disregard for the deteriorating conditions. Section 3 requires adequate food, water, shelter from the weather and veterinary care to prevent suffering. McHenry County Animal Control and the State's Attorney enforce these provisions; hoarding is charged as animal cruelty/neglect. Animals may be seized and the owner ordered to pay for their care and undergo counseling.
Hoarding is prosecuted as cruelty/neglect under 510 ILCS 70; penalties include animal seizure, fines, forfeiture, mandatory counseling and, for aggravated cases, criminal charges.
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