Animal Hoarders Galore....

[QueenScoopalot]

http://www.borderlandnews.com/storie...14-93186.shtml
There's more...http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p000425.html

yet more... http://archive.salon.com/people/feat...ers/index.html

Kind of like "everything you always wanted to know about animal hoarders, but were afraid to ask."
http://www.apvnm.org/2003legistation...rding_faq.html

One more http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/99/1/hoarders.html

That's all folks. Too much horror for anyone to read in one sitting. Ughhh.

[leslie flenner]

I enjoyed all of these articles except the last one. I was very hesitant to open any of the sites but was happily pleased that they were psych studies and discussions about the phenomena of hoarding (guess who's grandmother is getting a print out?!) I do have a problem with the 2nd to last from I think new mexico where there is a proposal of legal moves they'd like to put into place. when other's respond, I will raise my question/concern!! All of us who have done foster care should be a bit alarmed by laws regarding "hoarding"-- laws can be vague and interpreted anyway the city or lawyer wants it to be interpretated , thus fear of good willed foster homes being tagged as hoarders! Just my initial thoughts!

[minkyboodle]

oi, after reading all that i have this strange feeling that left to my own total devices without any interference from anyone...i would end up like those people

I don't want to be like that so I'm definately going to make sure I don't!!

I guess in the end it just really comes down to psychological problems. Gotta admit that depression is probably one of the causes of these things...

okay, i know have this feeling that people are going to think me totally wierd....okay then...oh wells...at least I can forsee a problem that could happen and avoid it i hope