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ANIMAL HOARDING

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On Wednesday, May 14th at 7:00pm, the Michigan Humane Society (MHS), the Animals and Society Institute (ASI) and Madonna University will co-host “The Tipping Point: Recognizing and Responding to Animal Hoarding” presented by Jyothi Robertson, DVM. Dr. Robertson’s lecture will be held in 1316 Kresge Hall at Madonna University located at 36600 Schoolcraft Road in Livonia.


Dr. Robertson’s presentation will focus on the impact of hoarding on the animals and community as a whole. Specifically, she will present the major classifications of animal hoarders, and the current working psychological model on how we believe animal hoarding progresses in humans.

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She will also discuss how to spot animal hoarding tendencies in clients and rescue organizations, and key questions to ask these groups when deciding to work with them. There will also be a discussion on the major clinical signs and symptoms seen in animals from hoarding situations, and the role of the veterinarian in animal hoarding cases. 


She will briefly cover the community response to hoarding and what role different agencies will play.

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Dr. Robertson is a Koret Shelter Medicine Program Alumni, a Shelter-Medicine Veterinarian, and the Owner and Principal Consultant of JVR Shelter Strategies, LLC, a firm which offers “specialized consultation services to animal-welfare organizations nationwide”—from large, open-admission municipal shelters to limited-admission, private facilities—all working to save the lives of animals.


Tickets are available online at http://www.michiganhumane.org/site/Calendar/1815242267?view=Detail&id=13641&whence=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.....

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