Amarillo Globe-News: Cat Collector to Seek Counsel
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.
Animal People: Animals in Bondage: the Hoarding Mi
An article about seven cases, statistics on dog, cat, and horse hoarding, and enabling behavior.
Collectors: Kindness Gone Awry
Factsheet from PETA about the disorder, with references.
Companion Animal Hoarding Fact Sheet
Definitions and information on proposed legislation, from Animal Protection Voters.
Loving Animals to Death
"Animal hoarders think they're helping their furry friends, but mostly they're just feeding their own twisted psyches." [Salon]
Psychiatric Times: People Who Hoard Animals
An article by Randy Frost, Ph.D., providing an overview of research, hoarders' rationales, and possible explanations for the behavior.
St. Petersburg Times: Woman may be Animal Hoarder
An article by Jamie Malernee about a local incident as well as other cases and the problem across the U.S.
Tufts.edu: Animal Hoarding Research
Definition of pet collecting, research findings, links to articles.