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.
Continue reading →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 →
Generally, cat hoarding per se is not illegal unless there is local legislation in place which prevents a person looking after more than a certain number of cats in their home or a specific piece of legislation (see Hawaii below) … Continue reading →
This must be the ultimate case of hoarding both of objects and of cats. This is truly a shocking case. It happened in the UK. The lady in question, Elizabeth Blore, 61, lived in what we call a council house … Continue reading →
Twenty-five cats were seized from a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania hoarding situation Thursday morning by Pet Pantry of Lancaster County. The home was later condemned. This is a heartbreaking situation, as stated by Dr. Bryan Langlois, the Pet Pantry’s medical director … Continue reading →
Sixty-eight cats were rescued Tuesday from a single family home in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The cats, of which many of them are pregnant or with newborn litters, were living in filth, are currently in the care of Animal Rescue Corps (ARC) … Continue reading →
Frank Ancona worked as a courier and in his spare time was the imperial wizard of the Traditional American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. His wife, Malissa Ancona, is a cat hoarder. She is also, allegedly, a fraudster in … Continue reading →
by M.S. (ALASKA) I have 13 cats. I recently lost one, one of my favorites and I buried him in the yard. There are no dead animals in my home. Although I don’t walk in feces it is still very … Continue reading →
