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Websites about pet hoarding, the collecting of large numbers of pets without providing the proper care for them, failing to act as conditions deteriorate, and being unaware of the negative impact on the animals, their environment, and the owner.
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Amarillo Globe-News: Cat Collector to Seek Counseling
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A brief article about a woman who recognized herself as a collector, yet her animals were well taken care of. Registration is required to view the article.
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Animal People: Animals in Bondage: the Hoarding Mind
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An article about seven cases, statistics on dog, cat, and horse hoarding, and enabling behavior.
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Psychiatric Times: People Who Hoard Animals
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An article by Randy Frost, Ph.D., providing an overview of research, hoarders' rationales, and possible explanations for the behavior.
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Collectors: Kindness Gone Awry
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Factsheet from PETA about the disorder, with references.
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Loving Animals to Death
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"Animal hoarders think they're helping their furry friends, but mostly they're just feeding their own twisted psyches." [Salon]
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St. Petersburg Times: Woman may be Animal Hoarder
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An article by Jamie Malernee about a local incident as well as other cases and the problem across the U.S.
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Tufts.edu: Animal Hoarding Research
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Definition of pet collecting, research findings, links to articles.
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