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We live next to a hoarder in a rural area in WA. They collected horses and they collect things. Animal Control got involved in the horses--because they were backyard breeders. Before we lived here they collected pigs. They have a sweeping effect on those they live around. Their children are a little different too. I cannot imagine growing up in a space you can't even walk around.

I heard that often abuse is at the bottom of hoarding--is that true? Hoarding is a way of maintaining control?

posted 3 years, 9 months ago
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Come on people! There are other options. There is not just the to slaughter or not to slaughter line. There needs to be more stringent guidelines for breeding--so not every person who wants to be a backyard breeder gets to do so. We are so obsessed about losing our personal rights that we are unwilling to inact laws that will protect animal welfare and in the long run are better for people too. I live next to a backyard breeder and those horses are not responsibly bred.

In some European countries--there are more strict breeding guidelines. They are dealing with less space to deal with horses and want to make sure the horses that do come into the world are wanted and have a good conformation. I think we need to apply spay/neuther laws to dogs, cats & horses, then it won't come to this where the innocent ones are euthanized.

posted 3 years, 10 months ago
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