Press Releases

August 10, 2006
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Michelle Pintar
Direct: (414) 431-6104
E-mail: mpintar@wihumane.org

MEDIA ADVISORY

Keep Your Neighborhood Safe from the Devastating Impact
of an Animal Collector

MILWAUKEE – Entire neighborhoods infested with fleas, condemned houses and terrible odors.  No one wants to have an animal collector living next door; it could impact your health and your property values.  Unfortunately, it could happen in any area of our community.  Just yesterday, it was reported that a jogger noticed a terrible odor coming from a home in Greendale, Wis.  Police arrived at the home to discover the house overrun with approximately 50 cats.

Animal collectors don't recognize the negative impact they are having on themselves, animals or their neighborhood.  They often collect stray cats and provide them with squalid living conditions, unable to provide even minimal levels of nutrition, sanitation, shelter and veterinary care.

Last year alone, the Wisconsin Humane Society received and cared for nearly 100 cats that were victims of animal collectors.  We have helped many people collecting animals to get assistance. Learn what you can do to keep your neighborhood safe.  

Jill DeGrave, Education Director for the Wisconsin Humane Society, is available to talk with the media about the pathology of animal collectors on Friday, August 11 between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.   To schedule an interview, contact Michelle Pintar at (414) 431-6104.

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