Animal hoarding in Milwaukee County is addressed through Wisconsin's cruelty statutes. Wis. Stat. 951.02 bars treating any animal in a cruel manner, and 951.13 requires sufficient food and water for confined animals. MADACC and humane officers seize neglected animals; the City of Milwaukee four-animal limit also curbs accumulation.
Wisconsin has no separate hoarding statute, so severe animal accumulation is prosecuted under Chapter 951 (Crimes Against Animals). Wis. Stat. 951.02 provides that no person may treat any animal in a cruel manner, where cruel means causing unnecessary and excessive pain, suffering, or unjustifiable injury or death. Wis. Stat. 951.13 requires anyone confining an animal to supply sufficient food and daily water. Violations carry a Class C forfeiture, escalating to Class A for a repeat within three years of a humane officer's abatement order, plus criminal penalties in aggravated cases. In Milwaukee County, MADACC and humane officers investigate neglect and seize animals. The City of Milwaukee four-animal limit under Code 78-5 also curbs accumulation.
Hoarding-related neglect is enforced under Wis. Stat. 951.02 and 951.13, each a Class C forfeiture, rising to Class A for a repeat within three years of a humane officer's abatement order. MADACC and humane officers may seize animals.
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