What Is Hoarding?
5. Hoarding Animals
Many of us love animals and would like to have more, but we tend to know we already have enough. People with hoarding disorder may accumulate animals as well as inanimate objects. This has the potential to cause a number of other potentially serious complications.
Animals need care, and a home with animals needs to be kept clean and hygienic. A home with too many animals will likely become unsanitary due to feces, urine, and other matter being left. This increases the chances of both the patient and their animals of becoming ill. The animals may also fall ill and suffer through not being taken care of properly.
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