Ohio's Leading Voice for the Animals
REPORT ANIMAL CRUELTY
If You Don't, Who Will?
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Animals depend on you to be their voice. If you witness animal abuse or neglect, report it immediately. Most counties have a humane society or animal protection league. Their job is to investigate animal cruelty, neglect, or abuse. Contact your county's local humane society or animal cruelty organization! If you don't know who to call, contact the local police or county dog warden. Unfortunately, there are counties without active humane societies and/or humane officers. In that case, the local police or sheriff's department is required to investigate. If your county has no animal rescue organization or humane society, contact your sheriff department directly.
Allen County, Ohio:
If you reside in Allen County (or witness animal cruelty within Allen County), Lima, Ohio, contact the Ohio SPCA & Humane Society of Allen County:
3606 Elida Rd.
Lima, Ohio 45807
(419) 991-1775 (SHELTER)
ANIMAL ABUSE IS CRUELTY... AND A CRIME!
WHAT IS ANIMAL ABUSE?
DOGS & CATS
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Torture/physical abuse
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No shelter from the elements (severe weather, precipitation, wind, heat, cold)– “Impound or confine an animal without affording it, during such confinement, access to shelter from wind, rain, snow, or excessive direct sunlight if it can reasonably be expected that the animal would otherwise become sick or in some other way suffer. (...) For the purpose of this section, shelter means a man-made enclosure, windbreak, sunshade, or natural windbreak or sunshade that is developed from the earth's contour, tree development, or vegetation” (Ohio Revised Code 959.13)
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No food or water provided
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Animal fighting/dog fighting
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Embedded collars or chains
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No access to appropriate vet care
LIVESTOCK
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Torture/physical abuse
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No access to appropriate vet care
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Confinement in railroad cars/compartments before slaughter for longer than 28 hours
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Grossly neglecting hoof trims
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No, insufficient, or inappropriate feed
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No access to clean water of appropriate temperature (above freezing)
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Pen sizes smaller than standard
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Colostrum not given to newborns
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No proper air circulation
SMALL ANIMALS & COMPANION BIRDS
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Torture/physical abuse
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Crammed and/or filthy cages
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Too small caging
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Overcrowding
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No food
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No water
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No access to appropriate vet care
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Untreated wounds
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Overgrown nails & beaks
FISH
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Laws outlining what constitutes neglect/abuse to fish are not defined, but appropriate care measures should always be provided to captive animals, including appropriate diet, tank size, tank mates, cleanliness, aeration, filtration, salinity (if applicable), hiding places, and the like.
REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
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Torture/physical abuse
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No UVB provided where necessary (especially for: bearded dragons, iguanas, tortoises, turtles, which will develop permanent metabolic bone disease without enough UVB)
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No heat provided
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Open wounds/sores
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Untreated blistering/burns
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Crammed, tiny enclosures (i.e.; less than 36”, preferably 48” or larger, for bearded dragons; adult ball python in a ten gallon tank; large animals like iguanas or tegus in an aquarium enclosures, etc; see ReptiFiles for proper care standards as well as Advancing Herpetological Husbandry)
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Poor hygiene/filthy enclosures
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Filthy water
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No water
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Improper humidity/stuck shed skins (if constant or extreme)
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No access to appropriate vet care
