新南威尔士州因与囤积动物相关罪行而被定罪者的特征。

Characteristics of persons convicted for offences relating to animal hoarding in New South Wales.

作者信息

Joffe M, O'Shannessy D, Dhand N K, Westman M, Fawcett A

机构信息

Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia.

出版信息

Aust Vet J. 2014 Oct;92(10):369-75. doi: 10.1111/avj.12249.

DOI:10.1111/avj.12249

PMID:25256842

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To highlight the characteristics of persons convicted for offences related to animal hoarding in New South Wales, Australia, document the outcomes of cases and compare them with overseas studies.

DESIGN

Retrospective case series.

METHODS

Records of finalised prosecutions for offences relating to animal hoarding between 2005 and 2011 were examined. Data recorded included: the age of each subject at the first offence, sex, postcode, occupation, living conditions, number of charges, number of prosecutions, title of each charge, number and species of live animals, whether animals needed veterinary attention, the medical conditions that the animals suffered, whether dead animals were on the property, how animals were obtained, veterinary and legal costs accrued and case outcomes. The data were analysed to obtain frequencies and relative frequencies for categorical variables and summary statistics for quantitative variables. Observed frequencies were compared using Chi-square test with the expected frequencies calculated based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics data for NSW.

RESULTS

The number of persons included was 29. Most were female (72.4%) and 23 were 40-64 years of age at their first offence. Almost one-third identified themselves as breeders, eight as pensioners and four as unemployed. Most resided in inner regional Australia (45%), 28% lived in major cities and 28% lived in outer regional Australia. Dogs were the species hoarded in 80% of cases. Animals requiring veterinary attention were identified in all cases. Dead animals were found on premises in 41.4% of cases.

CONCLUSIONS

Persons prosecuted for charges relating to animal hoarding in NSW have similar characteristics to those of previous studies, although the outcomes may be different. More farm animals and horses were hoarded in NSW and hoarders in NSW were more likely to live in inner regional and outer regional areas (rural areas) than animal hoarders in the USA.

摘要

目的

突出澳大利亚新南威尔士州因与囤积动物相关罪行而被定罪者的特征，记录案件结果并与海外研究进行比较。

设计

回顾性病例系列研究。

方法

审查了2005年至2011年间因囤积动物相关罪行而最终定罪的记录。记录的数据包括：每名受试者首次犯罪时的年龄、性别、邮政编码、职业、生活条件、指控数量、起诉数量、每项指控的罪名、活体动物的数量和种类、动物是否需要兽医护理、动物所患的疾病状况、房产内是否有死动物、动物的获取方式、产生的兽医和法律费用以及案件结果。对数据进行分析，以获取分类变量的频率和相对频率以及定量变量的汇总统计数据。使用卡方检验将观察到的频率与根据新南威尔士州澳大利亚统计局数据计算出的预期频率进行比较。

结果

纳入的人数为29人。大多数为女性（72.4%），23人首次犯罪时年龄在40至64岁之间。近三分之一的人自称是饲养员，8人是养老金领取者，4人失业。大多数人居住在澳大利亚内陆地区（45%），28%居住在主要城市，28%居住在澳大利亚外陆地区。80%的案件中囤积的动物种类为狗。所有案件中的动物均被认定需要兽医护理。41.4%的案件中在房产内发现了死动物。