My hope was to return and write a bit about Animal Hoarding.  Unfortunately or fortunately, I have been very busy helping animal shelters with all kinds of interesting issues.  My newest adventure will take me to Curitiba, Brazil, where I will be the keynote speaker at a conference at the veterinary school.  The topic will be animal cruelty and animal hoarding.  I'll admit, I was surprised that this is the topic they chose, but am also very excited to be bringing these concepts to a country that is only recently developing official policy on animal cruelty related topics.  The trip will include a visit to Iguassa Falls and Rio de Janiero where I will also give a short lecture on Animal Cruelty.