A brief article about a woman who recognized herself as a collector, yet her animals were well taken care of. Registration is required to view the article.

An article about seven cases, statistics on dog, cat, and horse hoarding, and enabling behavior.

An article by Jamie Malernee about a local incident as well as other cases and the problem across the U.S.

An article by Randy Frost, Ph.D., providing an overview of research, hoarders' rationales, and possible explanations for the behavior.

Factsheet from PETA about the disorder, with references.

"Animal hoarders think they're helping their furry friends, but mostly they're just feeding their own twisted psyches." [Salon]

Definition of pet collecting, research findings, links to articles.