Exactly I had this same debate with a coworker that did have animal control step in and take over 40 cats and dogs out of her house bc of her hoarding situation. She said I was no better and I was a hoarder. I actually almost choked on my lunch when she said this. I told her very calmly that there is a clear difference between having a collection of animals and hoarding. Hoarding youre in denial about what's going
On in your home. Animals may be sick, dying, and not getting medical treatment. Animals are not in clean healthy environments, or crammed in cages, not being fed properly, there's so many differences and it's really about the standard of care. If everyone gets cleaned, fed, watered, interacted with etc on a daily basis I see no issue with having a large collection of any type of animal. I work my butt off to give everyone what they need in my home. If there's an issue we go to the vet. Cages checked and cleaned daily if needed. Etc.
Being a hoarder is not about the numbers.

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