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“A legal right or interest that a creditor has in another's property, lasting usually until the debt or duty that it secures is satisfied” [15]. In an animal cruelty case, several states have laws that specifically create a lien for the costs of care that an agency or individual provides to the animals connected to a criminal animal cruelty case. The agency or individual can foreclose on those liens, the result of which is repayment of the costs or transfer of ownership of the property to satisfy the debt (see Chapter 15 for more information about liens and foreclosure).