200 dogs rescued from hoarder

[Catherine]

Bless you Tobi for helping that woman. I could picture it taking years to sort things out. You must have said all the right things to get her to let some things go.

LPC, I think you are right about people feeling empty and needing to fill the spaces with something. I think there is also a fear of letting the wrong things go. When it is just things, then stuff gets wrecked. When the hoarder keeps animals then it becomes a very cruel situation.

Since the animal hoarder can't seem to stop themselves the rest of us need to be more vigilante and intervene before it becomes horrible.
It seems to me that the hoarders are alone and unconnected to the people around them. Maybe that is the key. If we could watch out for the lost members of society maybe we could prevent all this animal suffering. If we will rush in and save the animals, as we must, why can't we help the hoarder when there is still time. Of course some people resist help.

Our modern society, especially in the city is very hard on the human spirit. Animals seem like the best way to heal it, but some people are unable to control the impulse to take in animals.