A resident of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Hampton Barringer Luzak is a professional with a diverse background spanning real estate sales, TV production, retail marketing, and film casting. Passionate about animal rights, Hampton Luzak has rescued dogs from no-kill shelters and supports the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
ASPCA is a nonprofit dedicated to helping vulnerable animals and keeping them in safe and loving homes. Every year, the organization rescues many animals that are neglected or living in inhumane conditions. In May 2021, for example it was part of a team of that rescued more than 90 dogs that had been hoarded in a home in eastern Ohio.
Animal hoarding is when a person keeps more animals than he or she can care for properly, and in the process, ends up compromising their physical, emotional, and psychological welfare. Often, people who hoard animals think they are helping the animals, but are actually doing more harm than good. A person may be an animal hoarder if they have so many animals that they have lost count of them, the animals are emaciated or lethargic, or they live in squalid, unhygienic conditions.
Every year, 250,000 animals are hoarded in the United States. ASPCA identifies instances of animal hoarding and works with authorities to save these vulnerable animals. In May 2021, for example, ASPCA worked with the Belmont County Animal Rescue League to save over 90 dogs hoarded on a property in Shadyside, Ohio. The animals lived in a single trailer where many were confined to dark spaces with no access to food, water, or even fresh air. Some of the animals had severe medical conditions and needed emergency care. ASPCA worked with county authorities to bring the neglected animals to a safe place and give them the care they deserved.
