Old Lady Pet Hoarder

One of the topics being discussed a lot at pack meetings recently is a local old lady who is hoarding pets. She has many cats and dogs in her house, way too many than she can care for. They are all living in misery. Many are dying from starvation and neglect.

Some in the pack claim we must do something. The humans do not know of this situation, so will not do anything, so it falls to us. Others claim the traditional, “Not our responsibility.”

She is not a bad lady. She is just old and senile and an alcoholic and alone. In her mind she is saving all her “babies.” Holly says she has dementia, addiction, OCD and attachment disorder.

“She has a messiah complex,” yelled out Duke, a newbie to the pack. He just recently shifted to dog phase, moved here from Tacoma and is living with a family in Smithville. He says she thinks of herself as a savior and the more animals she saves, takes into her private hell, the more she stokes that delusion.

It was decided that we would pass a tip to the local SPCA and if they did not move quickly on that information then we will make a move, get the animals out of there. In that case hopefully we can get some people involved. You have not seen pandemonium until you have seen a bunch of weredogs trying to rescue a bunch of traumatized cats. Dog give me strength, I really don't want to go there.