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Pretty grusome.

There is an awful lot of poop, but there are an awful lot of dogs in each of those poopy kennels. I can attest that two puppies can put an awful lot of poop into a ten by twenty area in 24 hours.

Where there is poo, there was food. Where there are many dogs, dogs in general will scarf the food they are given because of the competition. So most of them are probably being fed.

The skinny ones probably have worms or other more serious medical conditions that are causing them not to be able to get any nourishment out of the food.

water left outside will freeze. Every day in the winter I have to bring the buckets in for the night, and during the day, top them off with hot water. This guy has too many dogs to thaw the water dishes every night. So he/she is simply unable to care for them. Not possible.

I know the conditions look terrible, and people there should do somthing. The surrounding shelters are probably just as booked, and most of these dogs will probably be euth'd.

I can see how people can decend the slippery slope. Someone tells them that if they do not take the dog they will take it to the pound. The pound kills owner surrenders on the same day. She has no room, but does not want it killed.

She is out of money and using barrels for shelters.

It is not clean, it is not sufficient, the dogs are not provided proper veterinary care.

I do not think the owner of this place wants to be cruel. I think she is over her head. There is only so much money can do. I bet she still believes she is saving these dogs and cats.

I feel pity for all involved in this. I think hoarding is an illness, that disables the person from seeing things as they are. Kind of like the anorexic girl sees herself as fat, this person does not see how bad the conditions are.

At the same time, the state needs to step in and sieze the dogs, and assess them and euthanize those that are too far gone, and try to find places and individuals for the rest. The person needs to be charged and ordered not to have any more than one or two pets or no pets.

I really do not think that this person wants to be cruel to these animals.