Let’s be real and stop reacting. Cat hoarders depend upon a surplus of domestic and stray cats for their existence. If there were no unwanted cats there would be no cat hoarders. Let’s change things at the bottom.
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Dozens of living cats were pressed up against the windows trying to find clean air while hundreds were dead in fridges and freezers.
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I believe that more can be done in the way of proactive steps to prevent cat hoarding occurring. On occasions, I’m sure that cat hoarders become overwhelmed because of their carelessness.
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Imagine getting up to this scene of cat hoarding Armageddon every morning? It is a complete loss of control over one’s living space because no doubt a lot of the cats were not spayed or neutered and so they were … Continue reading →
We need to focus for a while on the perpetrators of cat hoarding as well as the victims. My primary focus is on the cats because I am interested in cat welfare. However, almost daily we encounter a story of … Continue reading →
A woman with 40 cats is being assisted by animal services which is a better way to deal with this situation than to confiscate the cats.
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I’m sorry to bring you another story which might be upsetting to cat lovers or indeed anybody who cares. They come along in threes. Yes, the authorities discovered 114 cats kept in a garage. This appears to be an ordinary … Continue reading →
This story comes from Gahanna, Ohio, USA. A man was living with 55 dead cats. In all there were 166 cats therefore 111 were living. I think that it is the most extraordinary example of cat hoarding that I have … Continue reading →
What is considered cat hoarding? There is a fine line between cat hoarding and successful cat rescue. When cat rescue becomes impossible for the rescuer to manage it becomes hoarding.
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Yes, is the short answer. The global reference book on mental health, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, lists the broad category of hoarding as a recognised psychiatric disorder. Within that broad category of hoarding falls animal hoarding. Therefore … Continue reading →
