How Many Animals are Too Many in Animal Hoarding Situations?

Animal hoarding can be a very difficult subject to address. One of the many hoarding questions is, “How many animals are too many in hoarding situations?” In many cities, counties, and states in the US, there is no definitive legal answer. In fact, according Jacey Burch of Local 10 News in Florida, many cities do not have pet or animal limit laws on the books at all.

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A basic rule of thumb when determining if a person is suffering with animal hoarding is to decide if the owners have control of the home or the pets have control of the home. Whether a person has two animals or two dozen animals should be irrelevant. What should matter when determining the likelihood that an animal hoarding situation has developed or not is if the animals in question are well-groomed, well-fed, provided sufficient space to grow and exercise, and if they are taught to use the bathroom in safe and sanitary ways.

Animal hoarding affects a percentage of the sixteen million reported people in the US who suffer from compulsive hoarding. Hoarding cleaning service providers are not equipped to determine how many animals are too many. Instead, deep cleaning case managers can only suggest how to sanitize the affected property and how to avoid biohazards from causing the spread of dangerous diseases.

It is important for animal hoarders to remember that their unsanitary homes are hazardous not only to themselves but to their pets as well. In a majority of documented animal hoarding cases, most pet owners believe that they are helping their animals by keeping them away from animal shelters and kill shelters. However, when these situations spiral out of control, the quality of the animals’ lives are severely hindered and many of the hoarded pets become sick or injured.

Due to the many biohazards such as feces, urine, vomit, and other bodily fluids, pathogens and allergens can spread mercilessly throughout the home. These diseases can infect human beings, causing an epidemic that can been avoided by getting animal hoarding help and properly caring for these pets.

Insects and rodents are also attracted to a property that has succumb to animal hoarding. These insects and vermin not only carry their own diseases, but they can also compromise the structural integrity of a property by using building materials such as wood, carpet, padding, wood, and metal to build nests and consume as food. Failure to address infestations and their negative effects on the property can result in structural damage, causing serious bodily harm to the building’s occupants.

Hoarding cleaning is the first step in the process of ensuring the safety of pets and owners that may be trapped in their own homes. Finding the correct course of action to ensure a safe and effective recovery process can be achieved by asking for help from an animal hoarding professional.

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 15:37 by Kenneth Donnelly