neighbor has 50+ whippets,200+birds,many others& never gets rid of any. I have helped her,but can't anymore,I get too sad. any solutions besides the county?
2006-10-01 04:08:51 · 7 answers · asked by mikellspc 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Are they being taken care of? Are they being neglected? Is it a breeder?
Whippet recue has a very dedicated group of people, perhaps they can help. Please email me.
2006-10-01 05:30:33 · answer #1 · answered by whpptwmn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best thing to do is to contact the human society. I know you feel bad. But my concern here is the welfare of the animals. Do they get excercise, are they happy, are they clean, are they well fed? How does she take care of them all? yes she loves them but you are asking if she has a mental illness, and technically yes she does. Its called hoarding..and it is a form of OCD. There have been many cases of this throughout the country, and the best thing is for the animals to be taken away from her if she will allow it. Usually the human society will try to work with her..and allow her to keep some. But due to animal welfare concerns, of course they have to try to remove most and they will try to place them in homes. Often times in situations like this, if the media is alerted by the humane society of the situation, and that the human society needs help finding homes for this large amount of animals, then the public will make a stronger effort to go to the animal shelter and try to give the animals a home, as this quanitty of animals puts an undo strain on even the animal shelter. I am not sure the population of your town but I know you should call ..otherwise you will have to live with knowledge that you knew of the situation and didn't do anything to help. You could try speaking to her but honestly I don't think it would do any good, and it might turn her against you. If you were to call though, she probably won't know who called and she may assume its just another neighbor who called her in (if you are worried about that).
2006-10-01 05:08:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes animal hoarding is a mental illness, and it is bad for the animals and your neighbor. Call the SPCA or Humane Society so they can step in and help. It will be better for the animals and for her. A lot of time they find her help too. The agencies can come in and check things to make it better for everyone. It is a serious problem and its getting more common.
2006-10-01 05:14:13 · answer #3 · answered by TritanBear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes this is a mental illness unless they are a professional breeder they are a "collector" if the animals needs are not being met they need you to step in - call your local SPCA to investigate to make sure the animals have good living conditions - whippits are popular dogs so they will be easy to rehome espeically once word gets around - the birds too.. the person should be allowed to keep some for company but I think many may need to be removed and soon.. call your local SPCA or the county really its for the best
2006-10-01 04:18:31 · answer #4 · answered by CF_ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, animal hoarding is a mental illness. Are they all well cared for? Call your local SPCA or animal controll center, they'll know what to do. If you're worried about your neighbor finding out, leave them an annonnymous tip.
2006-10-01 04:12:22 · answer #5 · answered by Eloise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES. It's a mental disorder.
Many cities have animal limits. Here in auburn it's like 3-4 animals.
I know you don't want to turn her in to county officials, but think about the animals. Being in a cage is NO life for a dog. They need physical human contact. Please think of them and don't let your pity of this person get in the way of your concern for the animals welfare.
Call your local animal shelter/animal control agent.
2006-10-01 04:24:19 · answer #6 · answered by Mouth_of_da_South 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a mental illness and all of the animals will end up suffering, many to the point of death. They are referred to as "animal collectors," or "animal hoarders."
Sadly, their illness leads them to believe they are actually doing the animals good by "saving them."
There is (or at least was) an article on this on the U.S. Humane Society web page (www.ushs.org .... i think?).
Anyway, for the sake of the animals, please, **please** call your local SPCA or Humane Society and report this matter. They will keep you anonymous. They will come and investigate and, most likely, confiscate the animals and see that they are properly vetted, work with those who need rehabilitation, and adopt them to proper homes.
Please don't wait any longer .... please call them NOW. You'll be doing what is right and your conscience won't hurt you ... and i think it's hurting you now.
Thank you for thinking of the animals!
2006-10-01 04:15:58 · answer #7 · answered by just common sense 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋