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Tue, Mar 18 | By Pet Pulse Staff Reports | 1419
PHOENIX – The rescue of 800 Chihuahuas in a filthy rural Arizona home last week made headlines around the world. It was an extreme case of hoarding, which caught the media eye and turned out hundreds of goodwill seekers who then got ug… more ›
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Jackie L.
4 years ago
I hope they screened these people. Some of them sound like nuts. It always amazes me how many people show up to adopt animals like this that get media attention, but how many of them would actually look at another shelter dog if they didn't get one of the media dogs? Do they actually want a dog, or a story to tell their friends.
Melissa P.
4 years ago
so they didn't spay them and that is how it rose to 800?? god imagine how these poor babies lived. this is why i am for free mental health services. therapy should not only be for those with insurance or money. people have issues and animals suffer as a result.
Dorothy H.
4 years ago
800??!! So how did they feed them, care for them, and so forth? And the people who wanted one of them, some nerve to call the worker on her cell phone at 8 am. Jeez! I know this is a 'breed' dog and probably hard to get, but some common courtesy would be nice.
Allison M.
4 years ago
This is wonderful that they had too many adopters! I wish every shelter had that problem!
naneki26 k.
4 years ago
When you make a bust this size you call all shelters for back up! I'm sure they are all sittin pretty by now!
BuilderBob
4 years ago
That must have been one heck of large mobile home! And no one picked up on this when there were 200, 400 or 700 dogs on the property?
roberta m.
5 years ago
i cannot believe friends family and or neighbors would let it get so bad. you can hear just a couple of those dogs yiping. i cannot even imagine that amount in one location. good lord!
sharon d.
5 years ago
I'm still trying to figure out how 800 dogs and 80 something Parrots lived in one trailer home! Geez!!!
This is one of those stories that make you sad and glad.These people probably started out innocently enough,but with that amount of animals,there had to be some " reality issues" with the owners .I 'm glad that the animals were wanted and given out for adoption,but it is sad knowing that there are overflowing animal shelters all over the country ,that could use a little bit of this sort of attention from the Media to help all those animals too..
Michael S.
5 years ago
I love chihuahuas. They are so cute. I'm so glad that people by the thousands want to adopt one.
Kali H.
5 years ago
While my husband and I don't typically see eye to eye when it comes to animals, we BOTH agree that advertising on TV really piques the interest of those who would otherwise not likely opt to adopt from a shelter. They see an animal - virtually ANY animal - on the screen and for whatever reason decide that they MUST adopt that creature. Maybe all the shelters/rescues/ACs should get a coalition going and convince every station to run a 'ticker tape' of adoptables at the top/bottom of every channel 24/7. To see the millions of homeless animals in need of a home day after day after day.....
Makes me sad that so many people are only interested in what's been advertised on TV. On the flip side, at least they showed up at the shelter. With any luck, an animal in need of a home (that wasn't subjected to 15 minutes of fame) may have found one.
Megpop
5 years ago
Why do we only see this kind of interest in adoption when there is an interesting story to go along with it? Where are all these people while thousands of other dogs need homes? People who hoard animals are suffering from mental illness. These people usually think that they are doing the best thing for the animals. Often, they start out by trying to adopt strays out of their homes. I find their stories to be very sad.
Michelegoodyear
5 years ago
I sympathize with the dogs owners but I'm glad they took them away from them.
Melissa S.
5 years ago
I wanted to comment on Merideth M's comment but couldn't figure out how (since it is in the 'latest & greatest' column. I hope people send your organization money to help cover the cost of this incredible hoarding situation.
Amy S.
5 years ago
What a sad case. Hoarding is a horrible abuse of animals that stems from a very misguided attempt to "help" them. I hope these people are monitored and prevented from getting any more animals, even if they aren't charged. (They also need professional mental help!!) And I wish I could figure out a way to make all the great, adoptable dogs at the shelter I support "famous" so that people would flock to adopt them. Where are these people on an average day for non-news-making animals?!
KittiesRsweet
5 years ago
How could you fit that many animals in a trailer! Those poor things! Glad to hear that they're finding new homes.
Donna B.
5 years ago
It's great that so many of the animals have found homes and I hope the remaining animals currently being fostered eventually get their forever homes. Situations like this are so sad and unfortunately so many times by the time they are investigated it's too late for many of the animals. I believe that there are underlying issues in cases like this and if the individuals involved simply lose their animals and don't have any consequences or aren't forced to get help for what causes their "collecting" it is very likely they can end up repeating their past mistakes!
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