102 Chins Rescued from a Hoarder

31st October 2008

Last month, 102 chinchillas were rescued from a hoarder in CA. I read the story from here & it is so heartbreaking! Looking at the pictures made me mad .. at the hoarder. It’s so upsetting to know that there are people who would ‘adopt’ animals with the pretext of giving them ‘good homes,’ but they end up in the wrong situation. That is why I’m super apprehensive when it comes to other people taking care of my pets or giving me pets away for adoption .. you just never know how others are going to treat your pets!

Not many people know this, but animal hoarding is a physical manifestation of some underlying psychological problem. What might be the worse hoarding case was Barbara Erickson with 552 dogs found in her possession to be neglected. She had been charged before for hoarding 293 dogs, but the charges were dropped. People like Barbara Erickson are also responsible for selling these dogs to local petstores! Unbelievable isn’t it? That’s why I don’t like going to chain petstores & prefer to visit breeders at their homes (or adopt), to actually see the living conditions of the animals before they go home with me.

Too bad those chinnies are all the way in CA. If I were closer, I’d love to be a foster parent.

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One Response to “102 Chins Rescued from a Hoarder”

  1. furrybutts Says:
    October 31st, 2008 at 2:35 am

    Poor chins! If I were in the area, I’d adopt a few.

    I’m paranoid about my pets not being in good homes too.. that’s why I will never breed.

    Are you going to dress your pets up in Halloween costumes? ;)

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