Hoarders

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm bumping up this old thread because I'm not sure where to put this. This house in Berwyn is about a mile from my mom and dad. Not even a mile. On the 6 PM news yesterday they reported that they were having trouble getting all of the cats safely out of the house because of all the stuff in the rooms, apparently a few of the cats were scared and hiding. I don't know where in Cicero they'd have been taken but I'm sure they will be evaluated by a vet. This is just so sad. The Illinois Department of Children and Family services was also brought in because there was a minor living in the home.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,4453448.story

This is so sad but I'm glad that the animals are now getting the help that they need. I hope that the people will also receive some help or else this could happen again. I've also watched the show "Hoarders" before but I've stopped watching it because it really makes me disgusted. I know that I save some things that I don't really need and later I go through things and throw them away or donate them and I wonder why I even saved them in the first place. My parents are very bad at saving things that they don't need or will never ever use. My two brothers and I tried to clean up their house, organize some things, and get them to either donate or throw things away. It did help some but it's so difficult when people just don't want to let go. You can't really force them to do it because you're in their home. It's just so sad and I hope that I never get this way.