When we first started this project, we thought that animal abuse was just hitting animals. Now we realize that there are many other forms: hoarding being one of them.
What is hoarding?
Hoarding is having too many pets and not providing proper care. "Animal hoarding involves keeping higher than usual numbers of animals as pets without having the ability to properly house or care for them." wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_hoarding
"Animal hoarding or collecting is an obsessive/compulsive disorder in which an individual amasses a large number of animals (sometimes more than a 100); fails to provide for the animals' most basic physical and social needs, including food, water, shelter, veterinary care, and sanitary living." http://www.ontariospca.ca/1-glossary.shtml
Why do people hoard?
Well, the answer to that is pretty complicated. There are newer studies that are leading toward attachment disorders in conjunction with personality disorders, paranoia, depression and other mental illnesses. Some animal hoarders began hoarding after a loss or traumatic event, while others think that they are "rescuers" who save animals from a harder life on the streets.
Not all people who have many pets are hoarders!
Hoarding means having a lot of pets and not being able to take care of them.
"A person may have a dozen animals, and all are spayed and neutered and provided with regular veterinary care and a sanitary environment. This person would not be an animal hoarder." http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/animal-hoarding.aspx
Is hoarding common?
There are around 900-1200 new cases of animal hoarding every year. These cases involve about a quarter million pets including cats, dogs to rodents, birds, reptiles, exotics and even farm animals.
~Hannah, Maya, Reanna
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