Originally posted by moosmom
The one thing that really bothered me about the article is that they state tye "typical" hoarder is a single woman who lives alone. I resented that stereotype.
Moosmom I don't think it's a stereotype as much as a statistic. I think it is probably because women as a whole are more nurturing than men. After all, we think of our furkids as our kids, right? and the desire to 'mother' probably factors in. Add to that the fact that if one lives alone there is no one to answer to, so if someone wanted to cart in 100 animals there would be total freedom with no complaints by other family members.

I think it's just knowing one's own limit. For me the limit is 4. For others it may be much higher. I think if someone has the space and the financial ability to provide for more and, very importantly, the time to spend with their pets the "correct amount" can certainly be different for each person. I do believe that the cases we have been talking about go above and beyond 'reasonable' and the animals are usually sick and ill cared for.