That is very sad. I guess when I was 2 or 3 years old my parents said we had a neighbor that hoarded cats that were very poorly taken care of. They reported the lady several times but nothing was done. My mom said one of the cats even had its organs hanging out of its body and they were scared about us playing outside that we might have contact with her cats especially this particular one.

In my opinion hoarding especially animal hoarding is a type of mental illness. Healthy, sane, stable people don't do that. Even with my mental problems I wouldn't hoard animals. I am tempted to take in animals that need adopted but I know I can't care for more then the one I have so I don't.