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Unlike collecting stamps or antiques, animal hoarding is no hobby. Hoarding is often a symptom of a more serious mental illness. Because animal hoarders quite often appear to lead normal lives, it's important to recognize when a person's fixation with animals has gotten out of control.
The HSUS defines an animal hoarder as a person who has more animals than he or she can properly care for. Another defining characteristic is the hoarder's denial of his inability to care for the animals and his failure to grasp the impact his neglect has on the animals, the household and the human occupants of the dwelling.
It's vital that people work together to stop animal hoarding. Learn more about hoarding and what you can do if you know someone who has a problem.
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