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New Jersey Hoarder Charged With Cruelty and $800 in Fines

April 2004

PETA wrote to the district attorney prosecuting a horrible case involving a New Jersey residence where authorities found animals perishing in filthy conditions. They seized 165 animals, including dead and paralyzed rodents. The hoarder was fined more than $800 and charged with six counts of cruelty for failure to provide adequate veterinary care, inadequate sustenance, unsanitary conditions, and keeping animals in an inhumane environment.

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind

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