Confessions: Animal Hoarding

A retired Army linguist shares his house with 158 roosters and hens. A popular waitress is fired because she reeks of cat urine.

A 27-year-old's future is jeopardized by a growing hoard of dogs and cats. When a man's family moves in with him, he retreats into a hoard of Chihuahuas.

A single dad believes he's on a mission from God to save pit bulls. A woman tries to stop her mother's cat hoarding before she ends up homeless.

A woman with over 80 dogs refuses to see how they're hurting her husband. A mom's exotic bird collection gets between her and her daughter.

An eccentric loner faces jail time for refusing to give up dozens of mangy dogs. A mother uses a hoard of cats to keep her 26-year-old daughter from leaving home.

A heartbroken man replaces his lost wife with a herd of Mastiffs. A woman's need to keep a houseful of stray animals pushes her marriage to the breaking point.

A couple's desire to have a baby is threatened by their 80 cats. An elderly woman’s struggle with alcohol turns into an obsession with stray cats.

A mom's 37 cats drive her 13-year-old daughter to move in with the neighbors. A father must choose between his 13-year-old daughter and his cat obsessed girlfriend.

Fishermen join forces to save an animal hoarding deckhand, and an animal addicted mom is on the verge of losing her teenage daughter.

An ex-addict becomes overly obsessed with rodents and reptiles. A woman's herd of goats and pit bulls pushes a family to the brink of foreclosure.