Animal Hoarding- Choosing Birds Over People

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Jackie has 25 birds and chooses them over relationships with people. When a psychologist intervenes, she is challenged to let some of them go.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• animals
• pets
• hoarding
• disease
• birds

[kayleyjay]

This video pissed me off so bad. Who cares if she chooses to spend time with her birds then go out on a date. Thats what she chooses so let her be. Her birds are well cared for, her house seemed clean. She's 66. Yeah i understand that she cnt go visit family but let the family visit her and if they have a problem with the birds then that becomes their fault. I'm sure she would make one room parrot free where visitors can sit and talk. If not then leave her be.

[josehernandez16]

That huge cage in her backyard is pretty bad ass!

[51324588615]

@kayleyjay i 100 persent agree with you. half of these "animal hording" videos aren't about animal hording, their about people with a large amount of pets. it looks like she takes great care of her animals and birds are truly like kids and she seems to be kind of like a rescue sanctuary to them.....

[FurFeathersAndScales]

Anyone think of the parrots? They are more intellegent then human children with all the feeling and emotion responses I see NO reason their vote doesnt count and its by far more psychologicaly damaging to rehome a parrot then ANY OTHER animal

[FurFeathersAndScales]

"He was a friend and a lover, a neighbor and a brother. He was everything a human can be and everything they are not, in all the best ways- he was a parrot"

Hmmm human or parrot? I CHOOSE PARROT :D

[FurFeathersAndScales]

Go rats! you ever seen willard the movie? it just looks funny

[kellygingell1988]

why should anyone have to give up their pets if they are well looked after just because their family or friends think its weird. i dont like spending time with people, whats that got to do with anyone but me. i spend time with my 28 rats. all very well cared for, and deserve my time alot more than many people do.

[watchmegoboom23]

well she has a backyard then why not make a huge one

rather than small cages at least the birds can fly freely

[OrbitFighter]

is having birds as pets a form of abuse anyway... to have the gift of flight and they can't even use their wings.. confined to a cage.. if you ask me that is abuse

[Skywalker91]

@floofybird - I second this. I have only two birds (my limit for now is four = two pairs), and I would choose them over people if I have to.

If she can take care of them and herself, why should anyone care if she is not social with people?

[KathyHagle]

This is typical of hoarding ether animals or just stuff. Things or in this case birds have become more important then relationships or people. I do own birds, but I have reached the limit I will bring in. As a person who personally deals with hoarding in my own family members. Please make sure you don't judge the family based on the hoarders actions.

[myfirepaw99]

@christpher1987ism so far out of all the comments I've read your the only one that makes sense