1. Be Prepared Ahead of Time
- Local Resources
- District Attorney's Office
- Expert Witnesses
- Photographic Evidence
- Key Concepts: Exigent Circumstances and Plain View Doctrine
- Search Warrant Procedure
2. Receiving an Animal Cruelty Complaint
3. Investigating an Animal Cruelty Complaint
- Non-exigent Circumstances
- Exigent Circumstances
- Abandonment
- Animals - Unable to Remove Easily
(Large Numbers of Animals/Large Animals)
- Some Common Excuses You Will Hear
4. Common Complaints
- Neglected Pets
- Lack of Shelter
- Lack of Food and Shelter
- Starving Mother and Puppies
- Starving Dog
- Multiple Animals
- Starving Animals in Apartment
- Neglected Large Animals
- Starving Horses
- Starving Horses Running Loose
- Transporting animals in a cruel manner
- Animal in Hot Car
- Physical Abuse
- Abandoned Animals
- Animal Abandoned in Apartment
- Animal Abandoned in Rented House
- Animal Abandoned in Owned Trailer
- Abandoned Animals: Inside and Outside
5. Special Cases
- Animal Collector
- Animal Collector
- Animal Collector: Extremely Large Number of Animals
- Dog Fighting
- Unorganized Dog Fighting (Street Fighting)
- Training Dogs for Fighting
- Cock Fighting
- Animal Crimes Related to Satanic and other Cults
- Irresponsible Breeders/Puppy Mills
- Pet Store Complaints
6. Animal Care Standards for Some Common Animals
- Dogs; Cats; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Goats; Pigs; Rabbits
- Birds (parakeets, canaries, parrots, etc.)
- Chickens/ Ducks/ Geese
- Gerbils/ Guinea Pigs/ Hamsters/ Mice/ Rats
7. Various NYS Laws Dealing With Animals
- New York State Laws Page Reference
- New York State Agriculture & Markets Law
- Article 7: Licensing, Identification, and Control of Dogs
- Article 25-B: Abandoned Animals
- Article 26: Animals (Cruelty to Animals)
- Article 26-A: Care of Animals by Pet Dealer
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- Environmental Conservation Law
- Article 11: Fish and Wildlife
- Article 11: Fish and Wildlife - Trapping
- New York Code of Rules and Regulations
- General Business Law
- Article 35-B: Sale of Dogs and Cats
- New York State Penal Law
- Article 130: Sex Offenses
- Article 180: Bribery Not Involving Public Servants and Related Offenses
- Article 195: Official Misconduct and Obstruction of Public Servants Generally
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Article 22 - Accidents
- Article 26 - Right of Way
- Regulations Relating to Movement and Transfer of Horses and Other Equidae
- USDA Law and Animal Cruelty
Appendix I: Selected Case Law - Related to Animals
- Mudge v. State - probable cause for arrest
- People v. Arcidicono - deprivation of sustenance
- People v. Bunt - constitutionality of Section 353
- People v. Koogan - torture
- People v. O'Rourke - overdriving
- Chenango County Humane Society v. Percy A. Polmatier - impounded animal
- Chernik v. Department of Health of the City of New York - constructive abandonment
- Hampton Animal Shelter v. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - constructive abandonment
Appendix II:Animal Shelters & Humane Agencies in New York State
Appendix III:Resource Agencies
Appendix IV:Forms & Supplies List
- Veterinarian's Statement Animal Evaluation Form
- Agreement Between Lead Organization and Assisting Organization Providing for Care of Animals Seized as Evidence in a Cruelty Case
- Agreement for Surrendering Animals to Humane Society
- Agreement for Authorizing Euthanasia
- Equipment and Supplies List for Animal Rescue Operations
Appendix V:Fact Sheets & Handouts
- HSUS Rabies Fact Sheet
- How to Avoid Getting Bitten by a Dog
- What You Don´t Know About Outside Dogs..
- Forlorn Forgotten
- Keep Cats Indoors!
- A Quick Guide to Rabbit Care..
- Horse Care Information
- The Realities of Backyard Horse Abuse
- Adopting An Abused Animal - What You Should Know
Appenix VI:Articles
- Fact Sheet: Animal Collectors
- Handling Animal Collectors, Part1: Interventions That Work
- Handling Animal Collectors, Part 2: Managing A Large-Scale Animal Rescue Operation
- Cruelty to Animals and Human Violence
- The Tangled Web of Animal Abuse: The Links between Cruelty to Animals and Human Violence
- Children and Animals: A Clinician´s View
- Abuse An Animal - Go to Jail
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