My Neighbor Is A Cat Hoarder

If you have a lot of cats or books or shoes its possible you suffer from compulsive hoardingdisorder.

My neighbor is a cat hoarder. This is from my tribune media services newspaper column. You may feel bad for reporting a neighbor for hoarding but it really is in the best interests of the pets. The piece has generated lots of controversy. Although any animal could be hoarded cats and dogs are more commonly the victims.

However what do you with owned cats who roam spray on neighbors homes and use gardens on private property as toilets. Its against the law in most places to hoard animals. No animal deserves abuse its up to us to help put an end to it. Not everyone with many pets is considered a hoarder.

Its also possible youre completely healthy and simply have a collection. Then you take your cat to the vetexplain what happened and have your cat treated. He fears that his neighbors are neglecting their pets. Hoarding isnt about a person who rescues animals and is unaware that theyre getting in over their head hoarding is about a psychological condition.

Fortunately help is available. Being a compulsive hoarder negatively affects the life of the affected person and those around him or her. I am a huge tnr proponent. It is a danger to both the neighborhood and the animals themselves.

This is a potentially dangerous case of cat hoarding. By reporting a neglectful or abusive neighbor you could be preventing more abuse from taking place. Action is taken quickly. By melissa smith nov 28 2017.

Cat hoarding also called cat collecting is the collection of large quantities of cats without the ability to properly care for them. If your neighbor is a cat hoarder then you have to tell the city about it.