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08-11-2015, 01:28 PM | #1 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
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| Animal Hoarding - what you need to know Since animal hoarding seems to be coming up a lot lately, I felt we should revisit this frustrating topic. I believe it has been posted before; but rather than look for an bump an old thread, I am starting this one. I hope this will bring about more compassion for those who suffer from such an illness. Very hard for us to understand...I get that....and it is easy to be angry with someone; but they need prayers, not vicious words and gossip. Someone recently made a comment that it would "never" happen to them. I can tell you that I have seen people cross that line into hoarding and it was insidious, not something planned. I knew one for years and it was extremely difficult for me to watch it happen and be one of the persons to report it. I truly believe it is a mental illness. People who suffer from any illness go through denial and most certainly mentally ill people suffer from it. To think that a person who once loved dogs or cats (or any other living animal) just suddenly decided to neglect them is not even logical. Here is an informative link about animal hoarding: What is animal hoarding? Is it like hoarding lots of objects? Can people be cured? | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA From the above link: When most people hear about animal hoarding, they recall shocking news stories or imagine “crazy cat lady.” They immediately side with the rescued animals, rarely considering the life of the hoarder or what led to this behavior. The term "animal hoarding" refers to the compulsive need to collect and own animals for the sake of caring for them that results in accidental or unintentional neglect or abuse. Most hoarders of animals fall victim to their good intentions and end up emotionally overwhelmed, socially isolated, and ultimately alienated from family and friends. The problem causes immense suffering for both animals and people. It also creates great expense for local animal shelters and may require regional and national efforts to find homes for large numbers of animals.
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