Quote From: aithinkC'mon folks all over Ameica - enough with the animal hoarding and calling residential dumps "sanctuaries".
Compassion for a person who is mentally or emotionally or physically unable to recognize their compulsions to keep trash and compulsions to set themselves up as the only people on the planet who can "rescue" animals is one thing.
But frankly, it gets to be a very "old" excuse when you have to live near it - smell it - wonder about insect infestation - feline leukemia or "whatever" - and other fire or health hazards.
This, as in all the other cases, when it was recognized should have been stopped immediately with no politically correct discussion and no legal delays while it travels through the court system. Neighbors should be protected from this problem just as if the person was hoarding fireworks.
It's a recognized problem with a recognized pattern, with recognized health issues not only for human beings but for the animals, and it has a recognized outcome. Eventually, the animals get yanked away, sometimes euthanized for various reasons, the house gets fumigated or condemned and it costs the taxpayers money to do it.
This is ridiculous to keep coming up over and over again. I remember hearing about "the cat" lady who lived near us when I was a kid decades ago. This isn't exactly rocket science.
Local governments - get your acts together.
It's very easy to have an opinion about something you know nothing about. The stories today are about symptoms of problems and not the actual problem. It 's a good thing Dr. Phil and people like Dr. Phil who are educated are there to help deal with the true underlying problem.
