That combination led to the scene last week in Dearborn where authorities removed more than 100 living Chihuahuas from Lang's Orchard Avenue home, as well as more than 150 frozen dead dogs wrapped in plastic.
The Detroit News reports that Lang filed for bankruptcy in 2006, listing $73,663 in debts and requesting he be allowed to hold on to "three dogs" valued at $25.
Lang also disclosed a $25 a month expense for pet care, which he listed as "regular expenses from the operation of business, profession, or farm."
In 2006, Lang was making $664 a month from unemployment benefits and $860 from Social Security disability payments.
Lang was taken to a hospital and his attorney yesterday said his client suffered from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Pursuing criminal charges would be a waste or resources, the attorney said. "That would be us treating humans worse than we treat animals."
(MLive - July 27, 2009)
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