Forty dogs have been rescued after they were found living in squalid hoarding conditions in a La Mesa apartment earlier this week. San Diego Humane Society officials said the dogs, many of them ...

Animal hoarding is a growing issue across the country, and it isn't just about having too many pets. "If you can get it, you can hoard it," said Dr. Randall Lockwood, a retired Senior VP for the ...

Older hoarders, who may also have problems with dementia, can develop a more severe form of hoarding behaviour, known as Diogenes syndrome, also known as senile squalor disorder, and these cases can ...

Individuals who experience hoarding related to OCD may have distressing feelings about discarding items. It can drive compulsive saving behaviors that they recognize as excessive. Obsessive-compulsive ...

Amanda Uhle’s recent book Destroy This House (Summit Books, 2025) opens with an unsettling image of her parents’ home: “The garage in their Pontiac home was filled with food, much of it perishable.