A&E has a new show called "Hoarders". The episode that was on last night featured an elderly couple who were hoarders of both material items and cats. Eventually, Animal Protective Services comes in and removes 76 cats from their home, only 41 of them alive.
This couple is well intentioned, but has very little in the way of resources, and no understanding of the damage they are doing to these stray and feral cats that they are trying to help. When asked how many cats they have they think maybe 20 or so, when the truth is far higher than that.
Watching this footage is helpful for anyone trying to understand the concept of animal hoarding.
This segment shows as the house is searched for cats, dead or alive, by animal protective services. (The segment is in two parts, as it also features another hoarding case. The cat case comes at about the two minute mark.)
This segment shows the aftermath, as the couple tries to clean their house so that they can keep their three remaining cats.
People for Animals deals with hoarding situations more often than anyone would expect, even in a smaller city such as Regina. While we haven't come up against anyone with quite as many cats as this couple had, we often do deal with people who honestly believe that they are giving their cats the best life possible, when in all honesty they are forcing them to live in unhealthy and unsanitary situations.
-Sarah
This couple is well intentioned, but has very little in the way of resources, and no understanding of the damage they are doing to these stray and feral cats that they are trying to help. When asked how many cats they have they think maybe 20 or so, when the truth is far higher than that.
Watching this footage is helpful for anyone trying to understand the concept of animal hoarding.
This segment shows as the house is searched for cats, dead or alive, by animal protective services. (The segment is in two parts, as it also features another hoarding case. The cat case comes at about the two minute mark.)
This segment shows the aftermath, as the couple tries to clean their house so that they can keep their three remaining cats.
People for Animals deals with hoarding situations more often than anyone would expect, even in a smaller city such as Regina. While we haven't come up against anyone with quite as many cats as this couple had, we often do deal with people who honestly believe that they are giving their cats the best life possible, when in all honesty they are forcing them to live in unhealthy and unsanitary situations.
-Sarah
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Animal Hoarders are complex people. I have created a blog and site regarding it.
http://animalhoardinginfo.blogspot.com
www.animalhoarding.org
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