Confessions: Animal Hoarding

Bonnie refuses to let her dogs outside, turning her home into an unsanitary horror that threatens her and the animal's health. Don's 30 cats create a health hazard that forces his wife from their home.

After Janice's estranged husband cuts off support for her 97 dogs, her family is forced to step in. JD and Patti's 20-year relationship is threatened when JD refuses to stop rescuing unwanted pets.

Friends step in when disease threatens Lolette's more than 250 cats, while a house packed with animals and junk pushes Robin's husband to the brink of divorce.

Lauren's husband doesn't know their house has been destroyed by her effort to save stray animals. Jack is trapped in his home by 40 feral dogs, driving him into depression and despair.

Two women feel compelled to rescue unwanted animals. A highly paid paralegal spends thousands of dollars in vet bills for her secret hoard. A convenience store clerk is being driven to destitution by a house full of dogs, cats, a pig and a raccoon.

When a young married couple turns over their new house to 80 pet cats (and growing), her family worries that a hobby has become hoarding. A bird lover clings to her houseful of exotics, despite an outbreak of rats and a diagnosis of Bird Lung Disease.