The Life of Animal Hoarders

What possesses people to possess hundreds of pets?

[@doriis009]

These people aren't "animal lovers", they let the animals starve to death, that's not love. They are just obsessed with having control over other lives. I've seen it, both my grandmother and my mother have this "problem". It's a mental condition that needs to be treated and many times medicated.

[@cheryldahl9192]

+Narf Narf Well, they didn't say how the animals died.... why would you assume they starved? Maybe they died of old age.

[@doriis009]

+Cheryl Dahl Have you watched the video?

[@doriis009]

+Cheryl Dahl It's impossible to care for so many animals, it takes too much money. Besides, mentally ill people can't see reality as it is. If an animal requires vet care they won't take it.

[@asdfghjkl-oo7lv]

Its not love when you keep the majority of their lives in a small cage..pets are suppose to be walked, played with and in a clean area. Smh...

[@kimberlymoreno4259]

OMG you're not the only one my grandma and her two brothers are the same way and it pisses me TF off they're dirty fuckers

[@KCKatheist]

We do not keep our "children" confined within overcrowded cages...

[@EarlFaulk]

No we just make them criminally responsible as an adult at 12 and lock them up in "reformatories".

[@MarioDragon]

EarlFaulk Dang who did your 12 year old torture and murder? That's some bad parenting

[@EarlFaulk]

MarioDragon I do not have any kids.

[@isabellachandler6210]

Ya we don't but she is trying she don't know its not good for dogs the cages with no bed or blanket

[@Oakleaf700]

Kaycee K No, indeed not...unless you are a psycopath. [eg, keeping children in cages]These animal nutters are clearly deranged, they say ''but I love my animals''...but love is not enough. They need space, fresh air, freedom to walk, vet care when needed, not a filthy prison.

[@bevpatton4674]

3:06 You know you are a true hoarder when you start naming dogs cockroach

[@Oakleaf700]

Bev Patton Revolting name for an innocent dog.

[@olandorw]

Ew, would the dogs nickname be "Cock"?

[@taylorswag7052]

Damn right😂😂

[@theycallmeboyapollo]

"Cock you want some food?!"

[@marieduran6286]

:0!! I don't think so.

[@twiwonder]

It's really quite sad, and not just for the poor animals. A lot of these people actually believe they're doing good. What started out as a well-meaning intent has evolved into a horrific, out of control habit.

[@lakentaken4034]

LiebeAlle

[@Tayohni]

If they want to do some 'good' for cats, they could go volunteer somewhere.

[@truthhurts8312]

It's selfish.

[@mtreuil]

Truth Hurts It's a brain disorder that has nothing to do with selfishness.

[@pi_beta7306]

It's a mental illness...

[@alienillusi0n]

2:25 "My dogs are my kids" You keep your kids in small, overcrowded cages?

[@user-pl4dc7hq7n]

I've just adopted a dog that was in an animal hoarder. I'm so happy that she is healthy and happy at her new home :)

[@cheryldahl9192]

+GalaxyPandasAJ That's awesome to hear! I know some places euthanize animals so it's great to hear about an adoption!

[@FREE10prestigprogram]

how did the dog get inside the person?

[@aubreymarquardt1818]

My cat was in a garage with 80+ cats

[@hhs3483]

My mom is a clothes hoarder and she’s not nearly as bad as some of the people depicted in the show and she’s gotten better but the denial is so frustrating that I get angry. She tried to start hoarding animals we had almost 20 at one time but we got rid of a lot of them(found them homes/gave to friends)

[@BillyBob-ko4mu]

You didn't adopt anything you picked one up. You people trying to make yourself "look" like a good person by using words that are meant for children is disgusting. You wouldn't do a thing for a child but you want to appear as a hero for picking up an animal.

[@RandaRoc]

You can't love 30 animals at once...not fully....have two and give them your full attention and love!

[@kiwicroc-7803]

Shinigami Bella And how do you walk 50 dogs?

[@germanshepard4656]

you dont, its impossible

[@elizabethfrohn-hengst296]

Ok I disagree grandfather is a dairy farmer and he loves all if his 45 cows like his family he even gets them a Christmas tree and they are always milked on time

[@juicyjewels5454]

Unless they are fish

[@jules_logan5061]

Elizabeth Frohn-hengst What happens to the babies? Are they killed?

[@clare2401]

their houses must STINK

[@jackiehoward7300]

They really do. My mother was an animal hoarder and she had 30 plus cats when the city found out. When I was in high school, people called me "litter box" because of the smell on my clothes. It was on everything.

[@doraemondcantix]

@@jackiehoward7300 so pity of u. and your mum soo lazy

[@jackiehoward7300]

Yes. She was. Nasty

[@michelleprieur1]

I literally gagged at the video with the guy and the cats.

[@paiiininthebutt7209]

Sonnys Mummy UK Heck yes. Gross

[@02means]

You know you have too many dogs when you run out of names and have to call one cockroach.

[@donnajohnsrud4174]

ikr

[@greenytaddict]

+02means i was like did she just call a dog cockroach wtf?!

[@GodsArtGallery111]

Yep

[@A.l.a.c.]

Hahahahahaha

[@A_Bowl_Cut]

* thoughts a thousand cats is the life * * looks at video * * reconsiders *

[@kiwicroc-7803]

Gunzman Lol

[@clairenewberry9957]

Dogs are better

[@crimsoncall8849]

It would be the best thing if it was a thousand cat sanctuary

[@fluffy9589]

@@clairenewberry9957 that's just a matter of preference. It's not a fact. I like dogs, I grew up with them, but I just like cats better. To me that's not a fact though, just my feelings, like yours.

[@mcmlxii4419]

@@clairenewberry9957 Nope!

[@alleycatalog]

The look on the interviewer's face when the woman denies her hoarding problem. HAHA

[@greenytaddict]

+alleycatalog yea she is in complete denial

[@Stokedhavok]

+alleycatalog "Even with 97 dogs?" Lol!

[@cheryldahl9192]

+alleycatalog I don't think she is a hoarder either. When confronted with the problem she was able to make the change for better. The hoarder needs help to change, like the man who had to be threatened with jail-time. She was just extreme in her desire to help animals. So when they said helping them would be to adopt them out, she complied. That isn't a hoarder! she may be a little obsessive, but not to the extreme that a hoarder is.

[@death2theworld]

Cheryl Dahl wow you're in great denial. It seems like she had to give up the animals because for some reason she couldn't live on that property anymore and this was a requirement to move in with her daughter.

[@pickles3128]

She keeps saying she was forced into that situation. She originally bred the dogs (contributing to the problem of overpopulation and healthy animals being put down) and didn't bother to fix the dogs so they kept breeding. It is not healthy or natural for an animal to constantly give birth, nurse and rear young repeatedly without rest. She could have neutered them, or at least rehomed them. I rescue stray and feral cats, part of that is taming them, spaying / neutering them and other vet care, and the other part is finding GOOD, permanent homes for them. I could never plan on keeping them caged forever, and their cages are as tall as I am with multiple levels and space. I don't think they're bad people, just ignorant with misplaced intentions and more than likely extreme depression where they get overwhelmed by the cost and work required to maintain so many animals.

[@naniwijayanasution1752]

As an animal activist, I understand it's so heartbreaking to see the homeless cats and dogs roaming on the streets. Due to the very limited space, I only can keep two rescue cats with me, and I foster one rescued kitten at a time and find them homes, and I do the TNR (Trap, Neuter, and Release). In that way I prevent the homeless cats born on the streets. #SpayNeuter

[@sbalogh53]

I have hoarded a pet rock. It keeps me awake at night because it wants to sleep under my pillow.

[@valeriestorm8188]

U should get it a friend, just don't let them breed :)

[@sbalogh53]

Too late. I already have a jar full of little pebbles I don't know what to do with.

[@valeriestorm8188]

Dexxter haha! Sell them on ebay!

[@helenaville5939]

+Dexxter . A pet rock? That must be hard.

[@sbalogh53]

+Helenaville . Very hard. It is granite.

[@chistinelane]

The perfect example of "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" These people genuinely care about their animals, they don't want to keep them like this, but for whatever reason it got out of control and they just can't see the way out, if there's even one. You can't just drop off 50 cats at a shelter, so they just let the problem grow and grow

[@valeriestorm8188]

How is that quality of life if they are in cages? I have ocd/hoarder tendencies too but I stop myself by thinking about the fleas that would take over. I used to have over 30 pets including snakes, birds, dogs, cats, guinea pigs, gerbils, rats, multiple aquariums...now I have 2 small dogs, 1 large aquarium, 1 small bird and I can breathe. I'm still a mess but my house is clean. my autistic teen is my biggest mess maker. these people need help to get this under control. my meds helped me to see I was spiraling further into madness, now I'm on the road to recovery.

[@deavenferrett8642]

Alot of former hoarders would not admit that they had that sort of problem. It take alot of bravery to admit it. Thank you for your honesty and you have earned my respect.

[@steviedees1200]

I'm proud of you. You were so open and admitted to having a problem. You are a strong woman

[@Sarah-ls3uk]

Sorry but what bird do you have? Some shouldnt be held alone. I do think its great of you that you are doing your best and getting rid of this unhealthy lifestyle, I was just wondering

[@abbeyroberts9756]

imagine the smell yuck *throws up*

[@BiohazardCrow]

+abbey roberts "Hello come in please andh don't worry for the fox in the couch, it's dead, and mind your eyes or the eagle inside the kitchen will ripp them of ¿want to have some tea?"

[@doriis009]

+abbey roberts The smell is unbareable, impossible to live with. And that's only from the animals that are still alive, most of these nutheads keep the bodies of their dead pets so that "they'll stay with their little brothers and sisters". It's down right sickening.

[@foxtatertot]

abbey roberts my brother gags at the smell of a one-cat litter box.. Wow.

[@00Kal00]

Got put in that situation? Disgusting. Make those poor animals suffer and breed needlessly, fill up a shelter with things you "love", so sickening.

[@crazyhai8155]

She was irritating when she said that. I just wanted to scream 'take responsibility for yourself!!! You are supposed to be an ADULT!!!' She seems completely untroubled by evidence of her making choices along the way, rather than being 'forced' - such as choosing to stop selling puppies to better homes because SHE wanted to keep them; finally letting them be taken away; not getting her dogs spayed, etc. I think her devout belief she was 'put in' that position could be to alleviate the guilt of so many animals having suffered, to meet her emotional desires. Still as deluded and annoying as heck though. Did she not think that even after so many were taken to the shelter, it would risk stopping stray dogs getting a place, and a potential home? That is what her selfishness has led to - so many animals they were suffering in her home, and now other dogs have to suffer too, as the shelter can only take so many.

[@cynharman6866]

Loving animals isn’t enough you have to be able to keep them in good clean conditions .If you have too many it’s impossible to care for their needs

[@ohhmykawaii]

just wow......"as much as i love my grand kids, believe me its a lot, BUT..." WAT there should be NO but!! Those animals look so miserable and her poor grandchildren probably miss her so much. Thats so sad..

[@beautybymarie101]

I have 1 dog and he is so much work and I can never imagine this many. How do you take them all on walks

[@krdjmtc]

You don't, and that's the problem.

[@Oakleaf700]

***** Those dogs were treated worse than prisoners. But without any exercise. I totally agree, we had two dogs, and they took up at least two hours a day, often we were out for many more hours than that, to exercise them. :) Sadly they eventually got old and died, [put to sleep humanely to prevent suffering as they had terminal conditions due to old age] and we miss them very much, but they cost a lot in terms of time, and money if you care for them properly, as you know..but worth it. :)

[@brittaniesidebottom]

I have two dogs and a cat, and it’s chaos at times with just these 3 (especially since one is a puppy who loves to chase the cat and small dog. Issue is she’s a Great Dane, so she’s a really big and clumsy puppy lol. Her breed is legendary for being big clumsy doofs. Wouldn’t have her any other way though). Couldn’t imagine having more, no matter how huge of animal lovers we are.

[@katstarr5383]

Oh they don’t get walked. They shit on the floor

[@Patrick-cy2zh]

Did she just call one of her cats "cockroach" ??....

[@GodsArtGallery111]

Pat rick, that’s what I thought... I had to laugh when I heard it 😂😂😭 But In All Seriousness, My Heart Hurts for those poor animals :(

[@summerdowlig]

97 pets my two dogs are more than enough.

[@brittaniesidebottom]

summer dowlig I have two dogs and a cat, and I agree. One of mine is a puppy too, which is basically double the work. Add in she’s a huge breed (Great Dane) and it’s chaos lol. Especially since her favorite pastime here recently has been chasing the other two (Chihuahua and cat) all over the house. We are still working on manners around here lol.

[@karenlee9120]

some times I'd rather be with animals that don't judge you like people do I'd rather be in the woods

[@death2theworld]

Karen Lee animal hoarder detected

[@JMS103]

There is no sense in this, this has got to stop

[@commenter7893]

there may be some sense to this, animals that are not adopted are euthanized sometimes, so people get them so they are not euthanized..

[@diamondintherough7191]

well that's their thought process, but in reality in many of these bad hording cases, the animals would have been better off euthanized rather then living in those condition. :(

[@liwashere8653]

My cat Loki was rescued from a hoarder situation. He was so badly neglected when I got him, it's so sad that people will keep animals in conditions like these. He lived in a house with over 75 animals in a 90+ degree attic full of feces, urine, and dead cat's and kittens. It makes me so sad to think about.

[@elliecallahan5874]

I’m so glad you rescued him. Is he still alive?

[@KenyanBunnie]

I love animals too. But it is not love when you are making your pets so sick that they die. Their homes were disgusting, filthy, dangerous. Bags and bags of dead animals in that one house. That shit isn't love. That shit is called selfishness.

[@Marguerite21]

Yeah I agree. The law says that you can have some pets like about 10 or 15 in your house. I don't know how many you're allowed to have. But if I was rescuing some cats, I know I wouldn't want to keep too many in my house. I'd try to give them some homes.

[@NicholeSnickers23]

Marguerite21 If you have licence to rescue, you can have up to 20. but if you don't, its like a 4 or five minimum. If you have outside cats, say, like I do. I feed three stray cats, they come hang out for a while then gone. I do however have 4 dogs. They are my babies. I could never imagine this kind of life for them! Kenyan Bunnie I agree with you 100% babe! That is not love and is no life for an animal! This is just sic how these people are. They have a major issue. I'm not saying they're bad people, clearly they are not, but my goodness!!!

[@KenyanBunnie]

Loki Sometimes Some people who hoard animals, claim that they are doing rescue, but clearly, they aren't. We have 4 dogs too, so much work, but they are our babies.

[@NicholeSnickers23]

Kenyan Bunnie Wow, thats what they think "rescuing" Is!?!?! Lol! Awww! Another pet mommy! They are allot of work, just like kids! Wouldn't trade it though!

[@KenyanBunnie]

Loki Laufeyson OH YES! I have 4 furbabies! The work they are, but I could never trade them for the world. They are our babies. But 4 is enough for me. As much as I would love to adopt 10 more, there is no way I could ever handle taking care of them all.

[@kurthuck7592]

I think it is nice they love animals but too many is same as animal cruelty....

[@UnscrupulousAgitator]

That trailer ... How does she think she is giving them "a good life" when they live in cages?

[@owenmitchell1469]

UnscrupulousAgitator she’s crazy, don’t trust or agree with anything a severely mentally ill person says.

[@crazy7997]

so what happened to all those dogs? More than likely they were put to sleep or basically killed. so they took all those dogs just to kill them if they are not trainable and can't find a home for. so sad :.(

[@ryantaylormontanez]

crazy7997 that’s exactly what I’m thinking .. all I ever see are hundreds of dogs and cats being advertised as “needing to be adopted” . I don’t know a lot of people that are willing to have 2 dogs if not one dog ! This wasn’t a happy ending at all

[@ljrockstar69]

I'm sure they were eaten.

[@suzannetaylor5374]

As long as they could be brought back to health,they would have been adopted out.They were small and small dogs are in demand.

[@cheryldahl9192]

My mom used to have over 30 animals or so when I was kid. Most people would probably assume she was a hoarder too. But the amount of animals you have doesn't make you a hoarder. She called our home her "mini farm" because she always wanted a farm.

[@kenna1460]

It really depends on if they are well cared for.

[@cheryldahl9192]

All of our animals are always loved and cared for :)

[@anthonypuuphaus3311]

Cheryl Dahl As long as you can take care of them all and give them good lives, having a lot of animals is fine. You're completely right that the amount of animals you have doesn't make you a hoarder

[@nickierainbow]

Cheryl Dahl as long as the life quality of everybody is great, its not a hoarding situation. Not just food,mwater and cleanliness... But also socialisation, play, human contact and exercise. I have two cats, a dog, a gecko and a parrot.... My hands are full! I couldnt imagine having 30!

[@Thefluffypoofer]

i do have small farm and have 24 pets that all are special to my family and all have great lives, not just saying that! They all get out of their cages for most of the day and my parents have big enough hearts to spend most money on quality food and medicine. No, I'm not an animal hoarder at all my house is pretty clean and my mom spends every moment cleaning them. I agree the amount of animals does not make you a hoarder, it the quality, my animals have amazing quality lives.

[@emmajane2214]

*Chooses not to sell the puppies* "I don't see myself as an animal hoarder because I got put in that situation. I didn't choose to have 100 dogs"

[@chickenkin]

my dog passed about 10 months ago. he was only about 2 . I loved him and was very spoiled. even only having for 2 years still makes me cry myself to sleep. cant imagine her pain. but I always cant imagine the animals pain never being kinda free

[@yorinarpati]

Puts a new perspective on ‘101 Dalmatians’.

[@prissymae2209]

I agree with everyone who says this is not "animal love". This is just absolute madness. I have a relative who lives near me who is an animal hoarder, and it makes me so angry. I have seen this woman "rescue" so many dogs, and now most of them are tied up outside 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, while the others are kenneled inside all day and all night. They have not been vaccinated in years, let alone seen a vet in years. She never plays with them or walks them. They just spend their ENTIRE lives in a kennel or at the end of a chain, living in pee and poop. Mental illness or not, I HATE animal hoarders. These people do not love their animals, or else they would not let them suffer. They are just lunatics.

[@mariebellucci6572]

+Prissy Mae Oh, no way!!!! D:

[@savemebiatch109]

You should call an animal protection group and get them saved ( hopefully you have by now )

[@roxannebrown5923]

What is wrong with YOU that you stand by and watch these animals suffer ??! Report the lunatic; I mean ... SERIOUSLY !!!???

[@deathdrivesapontiac]

“I didn’t choose to do this.” So the animals just appeared overnight?

[@monolyn]

"They're like my kids!!" = Dead, in small cages, neglected ??

[@emilymaldonado8490]

Damn. Poor animals.. My almost 8 month old lab puppy is enough for me.

[@Neppy101]

Having hundreds of cats is weird but not SO bad if they're well cared for and you have the space for them. Keeping dogs in tiny cages like that is cruel though. How can you care for each individual animal's needs by yourself? Shelters employ dozens of people to take care of their animals. A lone person with no veterinary training keeping hundreds of animals in their own home... that's not good.

[@uneedyn]

People with a lot of kids should think about that, too.

[@sgtruru]

Neppy what about having cats in c amped cages? Cats need as much attention as dogs.

[@fluffy9589]

@@uneedyn no no, children are a right and nobody can tell you you aren't allowed to have 21 kids and counting. Who cares about the environmental footprint. Who cares that the world is already too crowded to feed us all. As long as your family doesn't live off benefits, we should all keep quiet and be happy that they are such a nice large family. People who don't think further than their own damn desires and "dreams". Oh no wait, I should go preach in Africa first. Howe dare I pick on a Western family in a developed country.

[@stockinettestitch]

Hibiscus It’s the African nations that are going to double their populations in the next decade or two...

[@Azr721]

I tried to imagine the smell of their houses and I gagged 🤢🤢

[@thehauntedbutterfly428]

This is what gets me about hoarders, I can see they love their pets but the animals are not getting the love and attention they need

[@ryanowns5]

My dogs are ACTUALLY my kids. Granted i only have 2.. They have their own bedroom, are rarely caged and get walked 2-3 times a day each... im not sure how you can justify having nearly 100 dogs in a trailer. Can you imagine the food territorialism, or let alone the caged fights with dozens of other dogs watching?? Barbaric. Live within your means and treat them well. They're literally the greatest gift we have.

[@Sarah-pl8rp]

Last year we saw on the news that there were like 70 cats hoarded in one town home. She couldn’t even live there because of the fleas and smell. We later found out that her daughter went to preschool with my brother. The whole situation was very heartbreaking.

[@HeronPoint2021]

A friend of mine had a normal daughter in private school, and 74 cats. But her dad (a Brit, of course) had enough foresight to set up a Trust that dispensed 5,000 a month in funds for her acreage home in Canada. all the cats were inside, and her Vet. must have smiled every time she showed up with all her cat carriers. Both the house and the cats were in great shape. THE NEXT LEVEL downwards where you live in a foot of feces and have dead animals everywhere has to be a diagnoseable illness of some kind.

[@RHCPTABOO]

She kept the male and female doggies so they hope they reproduce and create another dog army..

[@sillysongbird9945]

Yup!

[@brittaniesidebottom]

Unless one of the stipulations of her keeping them was that she had to get them spayed and neutered. Just a thought lol.

[@blessisrael6455]

Addict hoarders will never give them up. The relatives and people who know that they're harming these animals, despite the fact that the hoarder really believes that they love and need them, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CALLING ANIMAL CONTROL.

[@jamiecase8634]

Poor animals. My heart goes out to these little ones.

[@JanitaShowaars]

There’s a difference between loving a pet and love having a pet.

[@Moon3Goddess3]

I do have to say it is difficult to find a home for an animal that you can't keep. I have 8 cats. Why do I have 8 cats? Because I adopted 4 of them. I have a 6 bedroom house and could afford to feed and vet them. Then someone dumped 4 kittens on my porch. I attempted to surrender them to animal control, they wanted to charge me. $40 EACH kitten even though I told them they were not mine. They accused me of being a poor animal parent by not spaying my females. I informed them they were all spayed they ignored me. I told them I can't afford to pay you $160 to take these cats. They said we wont take them. And so 2 years later I have 8 cats. They're all veted shots and neutered. They're fed and cared for each has his/her own labeled dish for food, each has their own bed. But other than going out and buying another animal I do see how it happens you end up with so many. And yeah you fall in love with them very fast too.

[@AccessAnthony]

You couldn't afford to take them to animal control but you can afford to spay, neuter, and get them shots/food/etc. Sounds like another hoarder in denial.

[@crazyhai8155]

Come on. If animal control really did behave like that, you should have made a complaint (you could have given them evidence of spaying, to show they are not from your cats). And as the previous commentator said, it doesn't add up you couldn't afford 160 dollars. Some people don't have it, but you seem completely oblivious that you have just gone on about having plenty enough money for vets, food, big house, etc - but you say you couldn't afford 160 dollars. Which is it? Can you provide a good life for them with money, or are you actually hard up and not being honest with yourself? There were ways of rehoming if you really wanted to (or even just a couple of them), but let's be honest - you didn't want to. Nothing wrong with that if you really do have the resources to care for them well - but you wanted those kittens. And the people in this report are different - they didn't have all those animals dumped on them. But you sound very similar in how you describe having 'no choice', when you in fact did.

[@mariebellucci6572]

+Theresa Hopkings Wait, ummm.... you CAN afford to provide for EIGHT CATS but you CAN'T afford to pay $160 USD??? WTH??? O_O

[@Moon3Goddess3]

Since originaly posting this a young man who runs a rescue contacted me and we worked with a local rescue facility, I was put on a waiting list for 2 months and they took 3 of the "kittens" (adults by then). As for my finances yes I live on a limited income, we got the 4 I adopted already spayed/neutered and I paid $35 to have the 4 kittens spayed/neutered and vaccinated through a low cost spay neuter clinic. Food for 8 cats cost me about $30 a month and litter about $10. So in a month I spend only $40 caring for them monetarily and yes I have a large house but only pay $200 in my mortgage. I could have I suppose just left the tiny babies out on the porch to run off get hit by a car or killed by a dog but that's not me. We have 5 right now and will just keep the little girl the rescue didn't take. 5 isn't to many to handle for me but if they weren't fixed i'm sure by now i'd have 10 or 12. Our local shelter charges because (their statement not mine) people like to just abandon their animals with them claiming they do not own them when in reality they do. I still don't think its ok if you can't afford your pet and must surrender them I think its stupid to say oh well then you have to pay us but that's they way they run this shelter. I suppose there are many people who get a dog/cat then get bored with it and just want someone else to take it but again this is not me Also we posted ads EVERYWHERE for free kittens on craigslist and local swap shop pages but theres so many of them that no one wanted one especially once they were larger and not so cute.

[@fluffy9589]

@@Moon3Goddess3 do you know how much it costs to house a cat or dog? 10 euros a day in my country. How can you be so ignorant to be angry at them wanting some money for vet checks and a tiny bit of the costs of keeping them until adoption?

[@madman2u]

These people should start businesses and take care of animals special facilities, not their homes. It'd be a win-win. They obviously got the drive and capacity to take care of animals. Hire a vet and you got a clinic. You'd always have animals going in and out and the occasional stray as well. It's a perfect business opportunity if they got starting capital. That lady is in denial. Hoarding simply means to compulsively collect something to the point that it's excessive. It doesn't matter if you buy or breed the animals you own. If they pile up and you keep letting them breed, guess what, you're a hoarder. As for the other lady, holy fuck. She just put a whole new meaning to the term cat lady. 250 cats. How do you even feed that many. She must be super rich or possibly underfeed and have no insurance on the cats.

[@ebony38ish]

I started watching hoarders and pet hoarders, it amazes me how some people can accumulate that many objects/ animals and think it's normal. I have a dog and cat that is alot of work from cleaning up after them, to walking my dog, vet bills and the one on one attention you have to give them. However, i can understand the emotional attachment to pets!

[@laurazander3012]

Where I live you will be arrested for having too many pets

[@coribuchanan6947]

Hoarders usually don't believe they're hoarders

[@tss9886]

If you don't fix them, they multiply! Cats can have five litters a year. Free spay and neutering for people who need to save pets would go a long way to help.

[@Emma_H97]

I know she had a good heart and she though she was doing good for these animals but if I had to walk in and see the empty ages I would have broken down!!! I have 3 cats and 3 dogs and 1 horse and if I had to choose between them id die !!!

[@wendysgirl2261]

I used to have a friend who's mother hoarded 50+ cats and only four dogs. They lived in a trailer and all their money went to the cats. She is now homeschooled every now and then was what I learned the last time I got contact with her. I think that her mom was about to take away and sell her electronics for money for the cats. That was her last cry for help and I told my mom. She contacted the areas police line and reported animal Horder and possibly child neglect. The police then went to the house the next day, to discover. All the animals and people gone, all the cars, and all the furniture left behind.

[@tfm9749]

On the positive side, at least somebody likes pigeons 😂

[@audreyl5891]

It's important to remember the difference between hoarding pets and owning pets. If you have lost the will or capability to take care of them, you are hoarding. Responsible owners know how to take care of their pets and have the time and money to take care of themselves and the pets.

[@louverousse9023]

those people need help , the animals are not well ! it's horrible to see

[@lornabanks6174]

Are you kidding me. 90 dogs in a trailer? They are all living in crates. They spend their lives in filth. These poor animals.

[@ScherazadezGypsy]

I dont think there is anything wrong with having a lot of animals IF they are cared for. My aunt has 3 dogs, 3 cats, a fox and several rabbits as well as her job to rehabillitate birds of prey. Thing is they get her 24/7 attention: all animals are fed twice a day, all cages are cleaned in the morning, the dogs get walked and each animal gets the attention they need. If u can care for your pets and they are both happy AND healthy, then it shouldnt be a problem

[@ScherazadezGypsy]

even then, if you have a hundred animals (like if you are a breeder) and you CAN take care of them i think it's completely different. these people just stop caring and turn a blind eye to the problems that they see

[@ScherazadezGypsy]

absolutely! me and my one dog lol

[@00Kal00]

ScherazadezGypsy No breeder would ever had this amount of animals unless they are a puppy mill. A real, reputable breeder does not breed for money but to better their lines. They may breed once or twice a year and wait several years between the bitches/mare's/queen's/whatever animal female version's breeding. Pleeeaaase do not go on believing it is normal for anybody to have that amount of animals unless they are livestock.

[@adamas_dragon]

Clairisse Hehe...bitches...

[@gleek781]

do the fox and rabbit solve crimes?

[@cheryldahl9192]

I hope all of the animals found good homes...

[@Melisblessed]

Wow. I would get creeped out with all those cats meowing. It breaks my 💜 when I hear alley cats crying. One animal maybe two for me. God bless their little hearts for caring for all those animals.

[@nikkiwikki73]

I find myself asking this question quite frequently here on KZbin, but where do you even find the time lol

[@texaspearl8957]

Not fair to keep any animal in cages. It’s just like being in jail. No animal should live in its own crap & pee. That’s cruelty.

[@winstonairedale]

I have an Airedale Terrier And it cost an arm and a leg to take care of him How In the hell can these people take care of all these animals When you have an animal vet bills Grooming Food

[@asmrduringclass8149]

They don't

[@owenmitchell1469]

They don’t take care of them. They see them like objects, like the other things they hoard. The most they do for the animals is give them food and water. Hoarders should not be allowed to have animals in their homes.

[@annehubbard5782]

This applies to animal/cat FEEDERS who feed neighbors' cats. I've encountered one in every neighborhood now. Some people put collars on their pets with a note attached asking not to feed their cat. This woman admitted to me that she would not stop even then

[@kenzien6695]

I love animals and I believe people can have as many animals as they want, just so long as they can take care of them properly.

[@gardy4390]

Those people are sick doesn't matter what they say, Even for the animals it is not fair to live in a horders house.

[@hanksjames5144]

This makes the pound look like fucking heaven for dogs. This is worse then the pound.

[@bean3550]

That's so sad. Pets literally rely on you to survive, I can't believe people would just treat them like such minor responsibilities that they'd have so many

[@boscoitalics]

i have 10 but I clean daily and no kids and wont be having an kids

[@MorganPoulin]

Thats fine. I have 10 pets (excluding fish) and and i care for them, give them vet care, and clean up there poop.

[@roxannexx9529]

What 10 animals do you guys have ? I love animals 😊

[@MorganPoulin]

roxanne xx We have a lab, and a pointer, Four shibas, and two Danes. And the remainder is two cats (Oriental)

[@boscoitalics]

1 dog and 7 rodents. i only have 8 now sadly :(

[@uneedyn]

2 kids, NO pets. NEVER

[@Parasmunt]

It's a mad world when there are so many cruel people and then at the other end of the scale people like this who give strays homes (though I only have sympathy with people who neuter/spay them). I strongly agree with posters below who condemn breeders, vile trade... Be prouder if you have a mongrel whose life you saved.

[@AnguirusTCG]

My grandmom used to own 17 cats at a time. However, she gave them away.

[@denkitime3518]

It’s fine to hoard if they’re completely healthy, where they live is clean and open, and you have enough room, food, water, and litter/land to care for them. Like that one lady who let her cats take over her own house and moved into a different house. She has many volunteers to help her and the cats and they have separate living quarters. All cats are neutered once old enough and revive proper vaccines. That is healthy hoarding and she also lets people adopt the cats and stuff so e.

[@aidenreiter8058]

I totally agree with you. I wouldn't consider that animal hoarding though, more like a private cat/pet sanctuary.

[@catndipx6528]

Wow well looked After *stares at a pile of dead animals*

[@joannebeauchamp1169]

These animal hoarders are absolutely disgusting! The sympathy should be with their animals…NOT with them! 😩😩😩😩

[@anitashelby]

Animals are a part of our family..

[@fulanichild3138]

It's easy to blame the hoarder and, of course, they play the major role. But the woman at the very beginning of this segment said something important: "I have a hard time saying no." In my experience, if people find out that you have a soft spot for animals, there is no end to their wanting you to take their "problem" off their hands, a problem they created by not getting their pet fixed, or by having a willingness to give up a pet when there is the slightest glitch--he jumps the fence or we are moving. There are thousands more irresponsible pet owners than there are hoarders. These people take advantage of the kind-hearted to just get rid of their problem. I have actually seen people whisper behind someone's back that they are a hoarder, and then push a pet on that person because it was easiest way to get rid of their problem. I have also seen veterinarians contribute to the problem!!! In two cases, the vets offered low-cost services to a private rescue or shelter, but never visited the facilities despite there being many rumors for many years that these were hoarding operations. So when you see a hoarder, it's natural to feel outraged, but consider that it is likely many people contributed to that problem.

[@EarlFaulk]

A case study of the capacity for self delusion.

[@Finchsaviary]

The difference between hoarding and just having a lot of animals is determined by their care. If you are able to care for all of your pets perfectly, if you have the time, money, and recourses as well as space then I’d say it is ok to have a lot of pets. I have four parrots in my room and they are all extremely well cared for. Tyler rugge which is an animal KZbinr has around 30 pets and they are all perfectly cared for.

[@IgnacioAgramonte]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

[@Slenty]

I love animals more than everything in my life, but I won't get more than a cat and a budgie as I have right now. If you truly love animals, you should know they need space, a clean environment and constant attention to be happy and healthy. If you can't afford that, don't get so many souls. It's heartbreaking.

[@peterparkersashes6253]

When I grow up, I'm going to adopt three dogs and two cats.

[@amelia2381]

when I grow up if the family dogs are still alive then I'm taking em

[@amelia2381]

well maybe just the puppy

[@cheryldahl9192]

+anonymous girls 9,10,11 When I grow up, I will be grown up....

[@commenter7893]

i already grew up and dont like it. But can't choose not to grow up..

[@uneedyn]

I'm 36 and don't ever have animals. NONE. EVER.

[@pinksands5873]

I'm a hoarder.. over 200 chickens turkeys and ducks, 50 sheep and just 3 horses. Were also on a 174 acre farm

[@BeemerTwelve]

How weird is this guy's face?

[@michaelclark4043]

I just had to laugh at Beverly Pattens comment.

[@ohrahs6387]

Yeah except u dont let your kids die

[@Scwirul]

I have 46 cats, but they all came to visit me and never wanted to leave because they love me so much!

[@steph15hudgins]

Doing more harm than good

[@deniseackermann7116]

Animal hoarding is an addiction just like drug abuse... these people need help not condemnation...

[@amethystthecrystalgem6084]

I hate these people they have to many pets and some die 1 cat awesome 2 cats great 3 cat ok 4 cat um not bad 5 cats okay you have a lot 10 cats wtf is rong with you

[@sgtruru]

Amethyst The Crystal Gem I have 3 cats, a dog and 2 rats at my dads house and 1 cat at my mums. Is that too many animals?

[@s.b.s4576]

DomiFury I wouldn’t think so as long as you give them your full attention and care ( which I assume you do :) ).

[@shouldacomewithawarninh4974]

*wrong

[@sydclark8761]

Yes....I agree it is okay to have alot of animals if you have enough space money love and time for each indevidual one

[@omegaparadigm8693]

People kill me with their overly intense love for animals. This is disgusting for sure!..I have one pit bull that I've had for 9 years and I've only had one cat. Hell, the cat was 19 yrs old..lol..I can remember getting the cat when I was like 6!..But they are animals...Calling and treating them like children is absolutely ridiculous. I've never treated my animals as anything but animals. I've had 3 dogs and guess what? Everyone one of them were extremely well trained, well behaved and fiercely fucking loyal and protective. I didn't treat them like damn kids, I treated them like animals..I was pack leader period..I simply fed them and trained them..I never put them in fucking sweaters and paraded them around like a psycho..Certain people should be required to wear fucking dunce hats!

[@cynharman6866]

There are people in this world that should not have animals or children they can’t even look after themselves properly .

[@eleone8]

It's strange... If you have a large place to keep the animals and pick them up from a streets, people think you're just the owner of a rescue center. But if you don't have a large space and place them into your home, people call you a hoarder.

[@samanthabusadre2026]

This is sad. These animals are not taken care of whatsoever. I Used to live on a five acre farm and I had eight dogs. This may sound bad but people would drop off dogs at our road because it was so far out in the country if they didn’t want them. But I had a vary large outside area for them and a large house to keep them in and we had four people taking care of them and found them all homes except for the two dogs I still have and my two cats. They were healthy and fed and loved and all taken to the vet. I don’t regret it one was about 16 years old but he passed since he was such an old large dog

[@ericeandco]

It’s animal abuse plain and simple. It should be reported and that owners prosecuted.

[@VaniaAjah]

97 dogs, 15 cats. Ma'am don't you realize they're not only need you to feed them but also need your attentions, time to play, time to snuggles, time to walk outside? Seriously if they were a fish i don't care much, but they're dogs and cats - living only in those crowded tiny cage!

[@Whiteyplaysthebanjo]

@MsHellokitty221 Have you contacted the Feral Feline Society in your area? My sister and I found a stray mother cat and 3 kittens. We managed to get the males fixed, but it was difficult to catch the females. Our friends lent us a trap and we eventually caught them and got them spayed. I can certainly understand the price tag of having them spayed and neutered. We asked the local Feral Feline Society for help and they did help us.

[@likeakittie]

Remember: Keeping hundreds and thousands of animals but not giving them proper care does NOT mean you truly love animals. If you just put them in cages, not giving them enough food and water, not petting them or care for them, then why would you take them in?? They need a long term caring home, but not a place that gives them temporary love (aka only letting them out or petting them once in a while)