Hoarding

Hoarders are people that have too much off something. Some people however, hoard animals because they are mentally ill. They feel that they are loveless and emotionally lost, so they turn to animals to fill up the emptiness. There were two cases of animal hoarding, shown on a a show.

There names were Diane, and J.D. Diane lost her husband because he could handle the animals. Diane some how managed to keep 84 dogs and 42 cats in her very small trailer. Her house is always so dirty and very hectic. Her husband left her and she is alone with all the animals. She's trying to get rid of the emptiness that her husband left by animals. She ended giving away all her animals except for two dogs and one cat. She now currently lives with her daughter and her grand children.

J.D wasn't as bad but still had a huge problem. A good amount of her pay check goes to her animals and her life partner feels like she has no privacy. Psychiatrist found out that J.D didn't trust her life partner and she is also trying to solve her problems with hoarding. She is slowly getting rid of her animals, and tries to trust her partner more.

Even though they love the animals as if it were their own it is a form of abuse. The animals were living in unsanitary conditions and it also had a impact on the owners too. Hoarding id a bad thing but people can't help it if they feel emotionally lost.