The title is rather a bold one because this image is more my thoughts on what can influence a person who I describe as a “potential cat hoarder“. It is very basic by infographic standards. I would suggest that some people have a psychological makeup that predisposes them to “collecting cats”. The superfluous cat (unwanted cat) is a vehicle or a means for the cat hoarder to express their insecurities or whatever which drives them to hoard cats. No one has, as yet, provided a definitive analysis as to why it happens. For me it is not solely about what is inside the head of the cat hoarder; there are external, influencing factors.
Outside influences encourage these people to hoard cats as described in the image.
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I agree with Harvey.People should offer assistance to someone they know who is trying to take care of several cats.And Animal Control should be willing to spay/neuter the cats for free instead of taking them away and killing them. Of course,in many places, that is the law….confiscate and kill. If the laws for cats were proactive many problems would be resolved.
Agreed. The modern way of dealing with excess cats is still (in general) to kill although people are starting to see the failure of this crude reactive method.