>> PRETTY MUCH WHATEVER COMES
IN MY HOUSE DOESN'T LEAVE.
I'M WILLING TO CHANGE 'CAUSE I'M
GONNA KILL MYSELF IF I DON'T.
>> YOU GOT HERE 5 MINUTES AGO.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM?
YOU KNOW NOTHING.
>> IT'S ABOUT AS BAD AS I'VE
EVER SEEN.
>> I DON'T WANT TO BE ANGRY AT
YOU, AND I KNOW YOU'RE JUST
TRYING TO HELP ME, BUT IT REALLY
PISSES ME OFF.
>> I DON'T HAVE NAMES FOR ALL OF
THEM.
I KNOW THEM ALL.
THEY ALL COME SIT ON MY LAP.
>> WE WILL REMOVE ALL THE
ANIMALS TOMORROW.
>> HOLD ON.
>> OH! IT'S SNAGGED.
>> YOU DO HAVE SKELETONS UP
THERE NOW?
>> I DO HAVE SKELETONS.
>> FEEDING ANIMALS IS SOMETHING
I'D HAVE TO DO, NO MATTER WHAT,
EVEN IF YOU PUT ME IN PRISON.
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>> MY NAME IS JAKE.
I'M 21, AND I'M UNEMPLOYED.
I DON'T ACTUALLY INTEND TO
COLLECT ANYTHING.
PRETTY MUCH WHATEVER COMES IN MY
HOUSE DOESN'T LEAVE.
FOOD WRAPPERS...
BOTTLES, CANS...
ANY KIND OF GARBAGE, REALLY.
>> MY NAME IS JO, AND I'M JAKE'S
MOM.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
I THINK THAT THAT'S HOW IT
BEGAN, JUST ALL THIS STUFF
STARTED PILING UP, AND IT GOT TO
THE POINT WHERE IT'S TOO MUCH.
>> EVERY SINGLE OBJECT HAS A
MEANING BEHIND IT.
SAY, MY MOM BUYS ME A WATER
BOTTLE.
I FEEL LIKE, IF I THROW THE
WATER BOTTLE AWAY, THAT I'M
SAYING I DON'T LOVE MY MOTHER.
>> I CAN GO IN HIS ROOM AND SEE
EVERYTHING I'VE EVER BROUGHT
OVER.
IT'S THERE.
>> THE REASON THERE'S SO MUCH
DOG HAIR IN THE HOUSE IS BECAUSE
I FEEL LIKE, IF I THROW AWAY THE
DOG HAIR, THAT I'M GOING TO
SPEED UP MY DOG'S AGING.
AND I KNOW HOW INSANE THAT IS,
BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M KILLING HER
BY DOING IT.
I DON'T EVEN TRY ANYMORE.
I USED TO.
I USED TO MANAGE IT SOMEHOW,
BUT...
IT'S SUCH [BLEEP] WHEN YOU CAN
LOSE SOMETHING WITHIN A ONE-FOOT
VICINITY OF YOU, AND YOU
ACTUALLY HAVE TO LOOK FOR IT.
IT JUST HAS GOTTEN SO MUCH
WORSE.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S LIKE I'M JUST BEING, LIKE,
SWALLOWED ALIVE BY GARBAGE.
I'M WILLING TO CHANGE 'CAUSE I'M
GONNA KILL MYSELF IF I DON'T.
>> MY NAME IS FRANKLIN, AND I AM
JAKE'S BOYFRIEND.
JAKE THINKS THAT THE ONLY WAY
OUT IS SUICIDE.
HE DOES SAY THAT QUITE OFTEN,
UM, AND THAT REALLY UPSETS ME.
TO HEAR SOMEBODY THAT YOUNG TALK
ABOUT SUICIDE CONSTANTLY, IT
JUST BREAKS YOUR HEART.
>> MY NAME IS TERRY.
I'M JAKE'S DAD.
JAKE AND I LIVE IN -- ACTUALLY,
I-IT'S HARD FOR ME TO JUST SAY
THIS, BUT, UM, JAKE AND I LIVE
PRETTY MUCH IN A GARBAGE DUMP.
>> I HONESTLY THINK THAT THE
HOUSE, IT'S A 2-PERSON ACT.
EVERYTHING UPSTAIRS IS ALL
JAKE, AND EVERYTHING DOWNSTAIRS
IS ALL TERRY.
>> IT'S JUST -- I MEAN, WHEN
THEY FIRST MOVED IN, IT WAS A
REGULAR APARTMENT.
AND, UM...
NOW IT'S JUST A JUNK HEAP.
>> THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF BOTTLES
ON THE FLOOR, AND THAT'S JUST
FROM SIX MONTHS.
BUT I'VE BEEN PILING THEM UP FOR
YEARS.
I JUST DON'T TAKE THEM OUT.
I DON'T CARE.
>> MY DAD IS DEFINITELY AN
ALCOHOLIC -- ABSOLUTELY, NO
DOUBT.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT MAKES MY
SITUATION ANY WORSE, BUT...
IT CERTAINLY MAKES IT HARDER TO
FOCUS ON MY OWN PROBLEMS.
[ Voice breaking ] I DON'T LIKE
LIVING LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW?
[ SNIFFLES ]
I'D GIVE [BLEEP] ANYTHING IN THE
[BLEEP] DAMN WORLD TO NOT HAVE
THIS [BLEEP] GOING ON IN MY
HEAD CONSTANTLY.
[ INHALES SHARPLY ]
I DON'T WANT MY PARENTS TO HAVE
TO KEEP WORRYING ABOUT ME AND
TAKING CARE OF ME...
AND THINKING THAT THEIR SON IS
GONNA DIE BEFORE THEY DO.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN POINTS IN HIS
LIFE WHERE HE WOULD HAVE RATHER
DIED THAN...
[ SIGHS ]
HE'S SUCH A GOOD KID.
HE'D NEVER HURT ANYBODY, AND
HE'S -- AND HE'S -- IT'S JUST
SAD THAT HE HAS THIS DISORDER,
WHATEVER IT IS.
IT BREAKS MY HEART.
>> [ SIGHS ]
[ SOBS ]
I WANT THINGS TO WORK FOR HIM.
THAT'S ALL.
>> THEY JUST SPEND THEIR ENTIRE
LIVES TAKING CARE OF ME AND
MAKING SURE I'M OKAY.
AND I'M 21, AND...
[ SOBBING ]
I'M SORRY.
[ SOBS ]
I'M 21.
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE OUT, HAVING
FUN [SNIFFLES] GRADUATING
COLLEGE AND ALL THAT, BUT I
CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF MY OWN
HYGIENE.
IF I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY, HONESTLY THINK ABOUT
WHAT MAKES ME HAPPIEST -- AND I
KNOW HOW SICK THIS IS -- THE
THING THAT MAKES ME FEEL
HAPPIEST IS THINKING ABOUT
DYING.
[ SNIFFLES ]
THAT'S A WAY OUT.
THAT IS A WAY OUT.
[ SNIFFLES ]
[ DOG BARKING ]
>> MY NAME IS SHIRLEY, AND
I'M 71.
I BELIEVE I HAVE AT LEAST 20 TO
25 ANIMALS IN THE HOUSE.
I DON'T HAVE NAMES FOR ALL OF
THEM.
I KNOW THEM ALL.
THEY ALL COME SIT ON MY LAP AND
DO THAT.
SOME OF THEM ARE A LITTLE BIT
MORE FRIGHTENED OR STANDOFFISH.
>> I'M BAILEY, AND, UM, I'M
SHIRLEY'S HUSBAND.
MY GUESS IS, WE PROBABLY HAVE
SOMEWHERE AROUND 21.
AND THERE MIGHT BE, UH,
THERE'S TWO OR THREE LITTLE
KITTENS THAT WERE JUST BORN, SO
THOSE I'M NOT SURE OF.
THAT MIGHT BRING IT UP TO AROUND
24 OR 25.
>> I'M CHARLIE, SHIRLEY'S SON.
MY PARENTS HAVE TAKEN ON PRETTY
MUCH EVERY STRAY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, SOME BY
CHOICE AND A LOT BY NOT HAVING A
CHOICE WHATSOEVER.
THEY JUST KIND OF LEFT THEM IN
THEIR PATIO OR HAVE GOTTEN
INSIDE OF THE GARAGE, UH,
NEIGHBORS HAVING PUPPIES AND
KITTENS AND EVERYTHING ELSE,
KNOWING THAT MY FOLKS ARE --
ARE -- WILL OPEN THEIR DOORS TO
JUST ABOUT ANY PET.
>> AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN
THIS AREA THINK NOTHING OF
MOVING IN AND OUT WITHOUT TAKING
THEIR ANIMALS WITH THEM WHEN
THEY LEAVE.
SO THAT LEAVES IT TO SOMEBODY,
AND I BECAME THAT SOMEBODY.
AND BECAUSE I WAS KIND TO
ANIMALS AND CATS, THEY'D THROW
THEM HERE.
SOMETIMES THEY'D BE ALIVE, AND
SOMETIMES THEY'D BE DEAD.
>> MY MOTHER, YOU KNOW, SHE
DOESN'T THINK ABOUT IT.
SHE JUST BRINGS THEM RIGHT
ON IN.
>> I WAS JUST TAKING CARE OF
ANIMALS THAT NOBODY WANTED.
AND THEY DON'T EVEN WANT THEM
OUT TO THE POUND.
>> THEY KEEP SHOWING UP AS
KITTENS AT THE DOORSTEP, AND
KITTENS ARE AWFUL HARD TO NOT
LIKE, YOU KNOW.
YOU GET A LITTLE KITTEN, AND IT
GROWS UP TO BE A CAT.
AND THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN KEEP
FROM HAVING MORE IS HAVE THEM
SPAYED OR NEUTERED, AND
SOMETIMES WE DON'T GET THEM IN
TIME.
>> THE HOUSE IS IN POOR
CONDITION AT THE MOMENT.
>> THERE'S TWO PROBLEMS.
ONCE YOU HOARD ANIMALS, YOU
USUALLY HOARD YOURSELF.
ALL YOUR POSSESSIONS BECOME IN
BOXES RIGHT AROUND YOU.
>> IT'S PRETTY BAD.
A LOT OF DUST AND A LOT OF PET,
UH, DAMAGE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S JUST THE
WAY THAT THEY LIKE TO LIVE.
>> WHEN YOU WALK IN, IT'S MESSY.
IT'S GOT BOXES ALL OVER, AND I
HAVE A MESSY GARAGE.
>> THAT'S WHERE ALL THE CATS
FROM THE OUTSIDE WERE STAYING,
YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY HAD THE DOOR
PROPPED.
THEY'D JUST STAY RIGHT THERE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE GARAGE.
AND THE STUFF THAT WAS STORED IN
THERE WAS DESTROYED, YOU KNOW,
BY THE CATS.
I KNOW THAT.
>> IT TRANSLATED TO COMING HOME
AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DO ONE
THING HERE -- ONE THING.
I'M UNHAPPY BECAUSE I CAN'T
CLEAN THE HOUSE.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'M UPSET
ABOUT IS I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO
DO IT RIGHT, THE WAY EVERYBODY
ELSE DOES.
BUT I CAN'T.
THE FIRST TIME THEY CAME HERE,
THEY CAME AND STARTED SHOUTING I
HAD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE
CATS, I HAD TO GET RID OF THEM.
THEY WEREN'T GONNA TAKE THEM
AWAY.
I SAID, "WELL, IF YOU WANT TO,
GO AHEAD AND TAKE THEM," BECAUSE
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE A DRUG
ADDICT OR YOU'RE SELLING DRUGS,
BECAUSE THEY MAKE -- ALL YOU ARE
IS TAKING CARE OF ANIMALS.
"WHY ARE YOU HOARDING ALL THESE
CATS AND DOGS?"
BECAUSE I LOVE THEM.
I DON'T WANT TO DO IT, BUT WHAT
CHOICE DO YOU HAVE WHEN YOU'RE
IN THIS SITUATION?
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>> ANYTIME I START TO TACKLE ONE
COMPULSION, ANOTHER ONE POPS UP.
HOARDING HAS BEEN THE MOST
DIFFICULT ONE FOR ME TO TACKLE.
IT GIVES ME INSANE PANIC
ATTACKS.
I MEAN, I'VE BEEN TO THE E.R.,
LIKE, COUNTLESS TIMES BECAUSE
I-I JUST CAN'T HANDLE IT.
[ Voice breaking ] HONESTLY, I
DON'T SEE A WAY OUT.
WHEN I REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, I
JUST THINK I'M GONNA DIE LIKE
THIS.
AND I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP] DIE
LIKE THIS.
[ SOBBING ]
>> HI, IT'S TARA.
HI, I'M DR. TARA FIELDS.
I'M A LICENSED PSYCHOTHERAPIST.
I WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE OCD,
HOARDING DISORDERS, AND IN MANY
OTHER THINGS.
>> HE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU
ALONE.
>> OKAY.
>> I WANT TO GIVE YOU A WARNING.
HE'S EXTREMELY DRUNK.
>> ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA GO TALK
TO HIM.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> TERRY!
I HEAR YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME.
I'M TARA.
>> WELL, I'LL BE QUITE HONEST.
I DON'T TRUST YOU GUYS.
>> YOU KNOW -- I MEAN, I HAVE
TO -- YOU'RE BRINGING UP
SOMETHING, AND I CAN SMELL
YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING.
>> YES, I'VE BEEN DRINKING.
SO WHAT?
>> WELL --
>> WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH
ANYTHING?
>> STOP BEING AN [BLEEP]
>> WHY IS THAT A PROBLEM?
>> WELL, WHAT I SEE IS JAKE'S
GETTING VERY AGITATED.
>> JAKE'S GETTING AGITATED
BECAUSE I'M GIVING YOU A HARD
TIME, THAT'S ALL THAT IS.
>> I'M GETTING AGITATED BECAUSE
YOU'RE NOT BEING RATIONAL RIGHT
NOW.
IT'S FRUSTRATING THAT YOU ARE
JUST SITTING ON THE GRASS AND
DRINKING ALL DAY.
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO SEE SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT
DOING THAT TO THEMSELVES?
DO YOU HAVE ANY CLUE WHAT IT'S
LIKE TO SEE THAT?
>> I HAVE TO STAND BACK ALSO,
BECAUSE --
>> OKAY, YOU DON'T LIKE THE
SMELL.
I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU LIKE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> YOU GOT HERE 5 MINUTES AGO.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM?
YOU KNOW NOTHING.
>> DAD, DO NOT GET IN HER FACE!
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S OKAY.
DO YOU WANT ME TO BE A PART OF
THIS?
>> [ SNIFFLES ] I DO.
IT'S JUST --
>> OKAY, AND HERE'S WHAT I WANT
TO REASSURE YOU ABOUT -- AND
YOUR DAD CAN CHOOSE TO LISTEN OR
NOT -- IS THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE
IN CONTROL.
ANYTHING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO,
YOU JUST TELL ME.
SO YOU HAVE ALL THE CONTROL.
I PROMISE YOU.
>> I CAN ACTUALLY JUST LEAVE.
IS THAT OKAY?
>> I'M SO OKAY WITH THAT.
>> NO, NO, YOU HAVE ALL THE
POWER.
>> JAKE WANTS ME TO LEAVE.
OKAY, DO YOU WANT HER TO BE
HERE?
>> YES, I DO!
>> OKAY, I WANT HER TO BE HERE,
TOO, FOR YOU, BUT I DON'T HAVE
TO BE HERE WITH HER.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO,
ABSOLUTELY.
>> SHE'S HERE FOR YOU.
SHE'S NOT HERE FOR ME.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
LET'S CONTINUE AND SEE THE HOME.
>> ALL RIGHT.
BYE, DAD.
>> DON'T TRUST A WORD SHE SAYS.
>> DAD, SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP!
[ SIGHS ]
>> IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
>> [ SNIFFLES ]
>> IT'S OKAY.
WHAT --
>> IT'S SO [BLEEP] UP.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? IT IS.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IT IS.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
SEE, YOU'VE GOT TWO BATTLES
GOING ON.
YOUR DAD DID HAVE A POINT.
YOU DON'T KNOW ME.
IT TAKES TIME TO BUILD TRUST.
SO WHATEVER YOU NEED FROM ME TO
FEEL SAFE WITH ME, YOU TELL ME.
OKAY?
>> THIS IS, UH, WHERE MY DAD
SLEEPS, ACTUALLY.
>> YOUR DAD SLEEPS THERE?
IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A DOG BED.
>> UM [CHUCKLES] I THINK IT'D BE
MORE SUITED FOR A DOG, BUT,
UM...
>> ARE THOSE ALL LIQUOR BOTTLES?
>> YEAH. ACTUALLY, ALL THOSE
BAGS ARE WINE BOTTLES.
>> JAKE'S DAD IS OBVIOUSLY AN
ALCOHOLIC.
HE KNOWS HE'S AN ALCOHOLIC, JAKE
KNOWS HE'S AN ALCOHOLIC.
IT'S NO SECRET.
SO IT'S INTERESTING THAT A LOT
OF THIS -- A LOT OF THIS IS YOUR
DAD'S BOTTLES -- EMPTY BOTTLES.
>> HE SORT OF GAVE UP CLEANING,
ONCE IT WAS JUST ME AND HIM.
>> MM-HMM.
>> IT SORT OF JUST WENT DOWNHILL
FOR HIM.
HE STOPPED CARING ABOUT
CLEANLINESS.
>> YEAH.
ON TOP OF THIS HORROR OF THIS
HOARDING DISORDER THAT JAKE HAS,
HIS FATHER IS ANOTHER MONKEY ON
HIS BACK.
WOW.
>> UM, SO [ CHUCKLES ]
>> WOW. I-I...
IT WAS PHYSICALLY PAINFUL TO
BREATHE.
IT WASN'T JUST THAT THE STENCH
IS SO OVERWHELMING, BUT IT
ALREADY STARTED SORT OF EATING
AT MY THROAT.
>> UM...
THIS IS GONNA BE REALLY INTENSE.
>> IT SMELLS LIKE MILDEW MEETS
DOG BARF MEETS HUMAN BARF OR,
LIKE, HOT GARBAGE OR SOMETHING.
IT'S JUST REALLY, REALLY PUTRID
SMELL.
>> IS THIS YOUR BEDROOM?
>> IT'S THE CLEANEST ROOM IN THE
HOUSE, UNFORTUNATELY.
>> IT'S UNBEARABLY FILTHY.
NO LIVING CREATURE SHOULD BE IN
THERE -- NO LIVING CREATURE.
>> YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S
ROTTING FOOD...
>> MPH!
>> AND, UM, THERE'S SPIDER WEBS
EVERYWHERE.
>> I GOT IT.
>> THERE'S INSECTS EVERYWHERE.
>> IT'S ABOUT AS BAD AS I'VE
EVER SEEN.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
>> I'M SORRY, I'M TRYING NOT TO
CRY RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU CAN CRY.
>> I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS
HOUSE.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S JUST A NIGHTMARE THAT NEVER
ENDS.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT
SOMEBODY THAT'S LIKE ME IS THAT
THEY'RE NOT DOING IT OUT OF A --
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DO IT.
IT JUST GET -- IT STARTS WITH
YOU BEING KIND, AND IT MOVES
INTO SOMETHING MUCH GREATER THAN
THAT.
AND I ALWAYS FELT THREATENED
WHEN THEY'D COME TO COMPLAIN
ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
BUT WHEN I SAID, "THE CATS
OUTSIDE -- IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE
THEM, PLEASE TAKE THEM," BUT
THEY REFUSED.
THEY SAID THAT, NO, I WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.
DID YOU MEET -- THIS IS ROBYN.
>> ROBYN GOJKOVICH, CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATOR, DOÑA ANA COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
WE WILL REMOVE ALL THE ANIMALS
TOMORROW.
AND THEN IF -- I HAVE TALKED TO
SHIRLEY, AND I TOLD HER THAT SHE
NEEDED TO MAKE A LIST OF THE
CATS THAT SHE WANTED TO KEEP.
I TOLD HER SHE COULD ONLY HAVE
UP TO SIX DOMESTIC ANIMALS
UNLESS SHE HAS A
MULTIPLE ANIMAL PERMIT.
OKAY, SO --
>> SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO,
COME IN AFTERWARDS AND EXAMINE
IT TO SEE IF IT'S WHAT YOU WANT?
>> YES, THAT'S WHAT WE WILL DO.
IN ORDER FOR HER TO PASS AN
INSPECTION FOR A
MULTIPLE ANIMAL PERMIT, THE
HOUSE IS GONNA HAVE TO BE
COMPLETELY GUTTED OUT.
>> HEATHER FERGUSON,
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR
ANIMAL PROTECTION OF NEW MEXICO.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE TO IMAGINE
THAT ANYONE HAS BEEN LIVING
WITHIN THAT HOME, SLEEPING
WITHIN THAT HOME.
AND HOW LONG HAVE THOSE ANIMALS
BEEN IN THAT HOME, SUFFERING?
>> IF A CAT DIED IN THERE, IT
MAY NOT EVEN HAVE TIME TO SMELL,
BECAUSE THE OTHER CATS ARE GOING
TO EAT IT.
AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S -- IT MIGHT
BE DISGUSTING, BUT THAT'S
REALITY.
>> HELLO, IT'S MATT.
>> HI, MATT. HOW ARE YOU?
WHY DON'T YOU COME ON IN?
>> VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
>> THANKS FOR LETTING ME IN.
I AM MATT PAXTON, A HOARDING
SPECIALIST.
YOU WANT TO GO CHECK OUT THE
HOUSE?
>> SURE.
>> OKAY.
YOU CAN GAUGE THE HOUSE BY ABOUT
50 FEET AWAY.
WHEN I WALKED UP TO THE HOME,
YOU COULD SMELL THE URINE AND
THE FECES PRETTY STRONGLY.
WE HAD A VISIT FROM THE
ANIMAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND
IT'S CLEARLY BECAUSE OF ALL THE
CATS.
IT'S FUNNY, ALL I SEE IS
CLOTHES.
I DON'T SEE ANY CATS.
WHERE ARE THEY?
>> BECAUSE THEY'RE HIDDEN.
AND BECAUSE WE LIVE SO
PRIVATELY, THE ANIMALS ARE KIND
OF LIKE WE ARE.
WHEN SOMEBODY OPENS THE BACK
DOOR, THEY IMMEDIATELY HIDE.
SO EVEN MY CHILDREN DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT HOW MANY CATS I HAD OR
WHAT WAS GOING ON, BECAUSE THEY
WERE, UH, THEY DIDN'T SEE THEM.
>> I MEAN, THERE'S AT LEAST
30-SOME CATS.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA FIND 40 OR
50 WHEN WE REALLY GET INTO ALL
THE TRASH.
LET'S CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE
HOUSE.
WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO.
>> THIS IS IS MY FORMER BEDROOM,
WHERE I STAYED BEFORE I MOVED
INTO THE LIVING ROOM.
>> I SEE A LOT OF CAT FOOD --
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 PLATES.
>> I KNOW.
>> WHEN WE WALKED THROUGH THE
HOUSE, EVERYTHING IN EVERY
ROOM -- THE CATS HAVE CRAWLED
INTO THE CHAIRS, THEY'VE EATEN
INTO THE MATTRESSES.
THEY ACTUALLY LIVE INSIDE THE
MATTRESSES.
>> THESE ARE WHERE THE CATS COME
IN AND STAY IN HERE AND GET
INSIDE THE BOXES AND DO A BUNCH
OF THINGS.
>> I'VE HEARD YOU SAY THESE CATS
ARE YOUR KIDS, AND THEY'RE
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> RIGHT, THEY ARE.
>> HOARDING BECOMES KIND OF A
REPLACEMENT FOR REALITY.
IT'S GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT,
WHEN SHE STARTS SEEING -- IN HER
MIND, WHAT SHE SAID -- HER
CHILDREN LEAVE.
A LOT OF THESE CATS, THEY'RE
GONNA GO AWAY.
>> RIGHT.
>> WHAT DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
>> BADLY, TERRIBLY.
IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO LET THEM GO,
I WOULDN'T.
>> THIS IS HER ADDICTION.
THIS IS HER LIFE.
SHE'S LITERALLY SPENT THE LAST
20 YEARS AVOIDING REALITY BY
CARING FOR THESE ANIMALS.
>> AND I BET YOU MOST OF THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING AND
LISTENING TO ME, THEY DON'T KNOW
WHERE TO GO OR WHAT TO DO.
ALL THEY KNOW IS THEY'RE GONNA
GET ARRESTED IF THEY DO
ANYTHING.
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>> MY ANXIETY IS PRETTY HIGH
RIGHT NOW.
IT'S REALLY WEIRD SEEING A BUNCH
OF PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW PUTTING
ON FACE MASKS, ABOUT TO GO IN
YOUR HOUSE, SO INTERESTING
SITUATION, TO SAY THE LEAST.
>> SO, WHAT'S THE FEELING THAT'S
COMING UP NOW?
>> [ Voice breaking ] I'M JUST
SCARED.
>> OKAY.
AND WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
>> JUST, LIKE, HOW...
>> RATE YOUR ANXIETY FOR ME.
WHERE IS IT ON A SCALE OF
1 TO 10?
>> DEFINITELY, LIKE, A SOLID 8
RIGHT NOW.
IT KEEPS, LIKE, GOING UP AND
DOWN 'CAUSE I KEEP CONSIDERING
DIFFERENT OUTCOMES.
>> I'M REALLY CLEAR THAT WE
DON'T WANT IT TO GET TO A
LEVEL 9, BECAUSE WE KNOW
LEVEL 10 IS TOO MUCH FOR HIM TO
HANDLE.
SO IF I CAN REALLY CONVINCE HIM
THAT ANYTHING BELOW A 9 -- IF
IT'S AN 8, IF IT'S 7, IF HIS
HEART'S BEATING -- THAT HE CAN
ACTUALLY MANAGE THAT.
OKAY, THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO
HEAR TO HELP YOU.
TELL ME WHAT THAT VOICE IS
SAYING WHEN IT'S TALKING ABOUT
THE OUTCOMES, BECAUSE THIS IS
HOW YOU FREEZE YOURSELF, HOW YOU
GET THAT BRAIN LOCK, IS THAT YOU
START JUMPING AHEAD TOO FAR AND
"HOW IS IT GONNA TURN OUT?"
DON'T JUMP AHEAD, OKAY?
DON'T JUMP AHEAD.
STAY IN THE MOMENT.
RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE OUTSIDE.
SO, THE LIQUOR BOTTLES ARE ALL
HERE.
>> THESE ARE LIQUOR BOTTLES.
ALL UNDER THAT TABLE.
THIS ENTIRE CLOSET IS FULL OF
BAGS FULL OF LIQUOR BOTTLES.
I'D SAY THERE'S ABOUT A THOUSAND
WINE BOTTLES DOWNSTAIRS.
THAT'S NOT MY DOING.
THAT'S MY FATHER'S DOING.
IS THIS ALL ONE? NO, IT'S NOT.
OH, MY GOD!
I NEVER KNEW THIS WAS DOWN HERE.
>> THIS IS, LIKE, THE BEGINNING
OF A -- TERRY GREENLEE.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
[ CLINK ]
[ COUGHS ]
[ Chuckling ] OH, MY GOD.
>> JAKE?
>> WHAT?
[ SIGHS ]
ARE YOU [BLEEP] KIDDING ME?
>> NO.
[ CLATTER ]
>> HOW DOES IT FEEL?
>> IT FEELS GOOD, BUT IT'S
REALLY DISTURBING TO SEE HOW
MUCH.
>> MM-HMM.
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> YOU DID IT.
MM! YOU DID IT, YOU DID IT, YOU
DID IT, YOU DID IT, YOU DID IT.
OKAY.
>> THIS IS SO [BLEEP] SEEING,
LIKE --
>> OKAY.
>> THEY'RE, LIKE, EVIDENCE OF
WHAT HE'S DONE AND...
[ SIGHS ]
IT WAS ABSTRACT BEFORE, BUT NOW
IT'S, LIKE, SOLID AND CONTAINED.
>> YEAH.
IT STINKS.
I MEAN, I CAN SMELL THE LIQUOR,
I CAN SMELL THE FILTH.
AND THEN I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT
IT WAS LIKE WHEN THE DRINKING
WAS GOING ON.
>> UM, THIS IS GARBAGE, BUT I
HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME
ACCEPTING THAT.
I JUST -- LIKE, THIS IS SO MANY
MEMORIES.
>> MM-HMM, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE MORE YOU FIND OUT THAT YOU
CAN TOLERATE THIS, THE BETTER
IT'S GONNA BE.
OKAY, WHERE ARE WE NOW?
>> [ Crying ] IN PAIN.
>> OKAY, SO, WHERE DO YOU FEEL
IT IN YOUR BODY?
>> EVERYWHERE.
MY WHOLE BODY JUST HURTS.
>> NO, I WANT TO KNOW
SPECIFICALLY.
WHERE DO YOU FEEL IT?
>> MY HEAD FEELS LIKE IT'S ABOUT
TO EXPLODE.
>> OKAY.
>> IT'S LIKE THIS INTENSE
POUNDING.
MY MOUTH IS GOING DRY.
MY ARMS ARE GETTING WEAK.
>> OKAY, DO YOU FEEL ANYTHING --
>> IT'S JUST, LIKE, I USED TO
PLAY THIS THING ALL THE TIME
WHEN I WAS A KID.
>> I KNOW, AND YOU DON'T NOW.
AND I REALLY -- I GET THAT.
AND WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT
WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU THREW IT
OUT?
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT
COULD HAPPEN?
>> [ CHUCKLES ] REALISTICALLY?
>> YEAH.
>> NOTHING.
>> RIGHT.
THIS STUFF IS JUST A LIE.
>> AND I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO
PLAY IT AGAIN?
>> RIGHT.
>> I DON'T THINK -- I MEAN, LOOK
AT THAT.
IT'S CRACKED, IT'S --
>> YEAH. AND IF YOU NEVER PLAY
IT AGAIN, THEN WHAT?
WHY IS THAT SO AWFUL?
[ PLASTIC CRACKS ]
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> OH, YEAH. IN THE GARBAGE.
IN THE GARBAGE.
>> [ Sighing ] OH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
>> AMAZING. AMAZING!
>> I'M JUST GONNA DO THIS AS
FAST AS I CAN, BEFORE I CHANGE
MY MIND AND DECIDE I DON'T WANT
TO DO THIS, BECAUSE...
OKAY.
>> YOU'RE DOING IT ON YOUR OWN.
YOU'RE DOING IT WITHOUT US
HAVING TO PROCESS ANYTHING.
>> [ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
OKAY. [ CHUCKLES ]
I'M JUST SEEING THINGS BREAK
LEFT AND RIGHT.
>> I KNOW, I KNOW.
TAKE -- EVERYBODY STOP.
OKAY, STOP MOVING FOR ONE SEC.
STOP MOVING.
>> CAN I GO OUTSIDE?
'CAUSE I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS
RIGHT NOW.
>> YEAH, LET'S GO. COME ON.
>> OKAY.
>> I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON.
>> I'M FREAKING OUT.
>> YEAH, I -- COME ON.
>> [ Voice breaking ] I TOLD YOU
THAT WOULD BE THE ROOM THAT WAS
HARD FOR ME, AND...
'CAUSE I JUST SAW, LIKE, CDs
BEING BROKEN THAT THEY'RE BEING
STEPPED ON.
AND I KNOW IT'S NOT WORTH
THINKING ABOUT.
I KNOW. IT'S JUST, LIKE, SO
OVERWHELMING, YOU KNOW.
>> THINK ABOUT -- OKAY, WHERE
ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?
>> 8.
>> STOP. AN 8?
>> [ WHIMPERING ]
>> OKAY, OKAY, YOU'RE AT 8.
WAIT, WAIT. YOU WANT A HUG?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY, YOU'RE AT AN 8.
YOU'RE AT AN 8.
YOU'VE BEEN AT 8 BEFORE.
WHAT ARE YOU FEELING IN YOUR
BODY?
>> I WANT TO THROW UP.
>> OKAY, THAT'S -- THAT MIGHT BE
JUST FROM INHALING ALL THAT
STUFF.
>> NO, I WANT TO MAKE MYSELF
THROW UP.
>> NO.
>> YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
>> IT'S SO WEIRD, KNOWING
THERE'S PEOPLE TOUCHING MY STUFF
RIGHT NOW.
>> DO YOU WANT THEM TO STOP?
>> NO!
I DON'T WANT THEM TO STOP, BUT I
JUST DON'T WANT ANY OF THIS TO,
LIKE, HAVE A REASON FOR
HAPPENING.
YOU KNOW, I WISH THAT I NEVER
HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS STUFF, SO
THAT I NEVER HAD TO HAVE PEOPLE
COME TOUCH MY STUFF.
I GUESS I'M SAYING I WISH I HAD
A DIFFERENT LIFE, BUT...
[ CHUCKLES ]
OH, MY GOD.
>> SHIRLEY AND BAILEY ARE THE
TWO PEOPLE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE
DEALING WITH -- 30 TO 50 CATS
ESTIMATED.
AFTER WE'VE ASSESSED THE
ANIMALS, WE'RE GONNA START
PUTTING THEM RIGHT ON OUR
TRUCKS.
MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT ME OR
ROBYN IF YOU FIND ANYTHING THAT
WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT, LIKE
SKELETONS OR DEAD ANIMALS OR
THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE
AWARE OF.
>> LET'S GO!
>> THIS MORNING, WE CAME AND WE
TALKED TO SHIRLEY AND BAILEY
ABOUT -- JUST STEP-BY-STEP ABOUT
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TODAY.
>> IT'S UPSETTING.
I DON'T -- I DON'T WANT TO BE
HERE WHEN THEY DO IT.
THESE ARE THE CATS I'M TRYING TO
KEEP.
>> IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE ME AND
SHOW ME THE CATS IN THE CAGE.
>> THERE'S THREE OF THEM.
THEY'RE THREE FEMALES.
>> HOW MANY ARE IN HERE?
>> JUST ONE -- PHOEBE.
>> JUST ONE, AND ONE'S IN HERE?
>> ONE'S IN THERE.
>> SO YOU HAVE FIVE THAT ARE
CAPTURED?
>> RIGHT.
I HAVE A FIXED TOMCAT IN THE
GARAGE I WANT TO KEEP, TOO.
>> IS HE THE ONLY CAT THAT
YOU'RE LOOKING TO KEEPING IN THE
GARAGE?
>> NO, I WANT TO KEEP THE BOSS
OF THE GARAGE.
SUPPOSE I COULD COME UP WITH 14?
BUT YOU WANT 12.
>> YOU TAKE ON WHAT YOU CAN
HANDLE.
>> OKAY.
>> IF YOU CAN ONLY HANDLE SIX,
THEN THAT'S PROBABLY BEST THAT
YOU KEEP SIX.
>> RIGHT.
>> IF YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE
ONE OR TWO MORE, THEN AFTER YOUR
HOUSE IS CLEANED UP AND STUFF
LIKE THAT, THEN WE CAN TALK
ABOUT GETTING A PERMIT.
>> MY CONCERN IS, I COULD USE --
LIKE, INSTEAD OF 12, I COULD USE
LIKE 13.
>> THEY'VE BEEN COOPERATIVE.
THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT WE'RE
GONNA HAVE IS THE AMOUNT OF CATS
SHE WANTS TO KEEP.
>> FEEDING ANIMALS IS SOMETHING
I'D HAVE TO DO, NO MATTER WHAT,
EVEN IF YOU PUT ME IN PRISON.
MY ANXIETY LEVEL IS 1,000, AND I
COULD HAVE A PANIC ATTACK, SO,
OBVIOUSLY, I'M SCARED TO DEATH.
>> SINCE THE ANIMALS ARE -- IT
COULD POSSIBLY TURN INTO AN
ANIMAL-CRUELTY CASE, THE ANIMALS
ARE CONSIDERED EVIDENCE.
THEY'RE GONNA GO INSIDE AND
START TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WE ARE GONNA BRING OUR
ANIMAL-CONTROL UNITS IN.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA BRING OUR
MOBILE HOSPITAL.
>> STRAIGHT BACK.
>> WE'VE GOT FOUR TRAPS.
SET TWO UP HERE IN THE SHADE AND
ONE BACK HERE IN THE BACK.
SHE DOES HAVE SOME CATS THAT SHE
FEEDS OUTSIDE, SO WE SET SOME
TRAPS OUTSIDE.
WE'RE GONNA PUT A COUPLE TRAPS
IN THE ATTIC BECAUSE I KNOW
THERE'S CATS IN THE ATTIC.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA START
TRYING TO CATCH CATS IN THE
GARAGE FIRST.
YOU SEE KITTENS?
ONE OF THE GUYS WHO WAS UP THERE
SAID THEY'D SEEN SOME KITTENS UP
HERE.
>> UNLESS THE MAMA TOOK THEM
SOMEPLACE, THEY'RE NOT HERE,
ALTHOUGH I GOT SKELETONS.
>> YOU DO HAVE SKELETONS UP
THERE NOW?
>> I DO HAVE SKELETONS.
I MEAN, YOU CAN SMELL THE FECES.
YOU CAN SMELL THE AMMONIA.
THE INSULATION UP HERE IS SO
RIPPED APART THAT WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S IN IT AND RUN THROUGH IT.
>> I DON'T SEE THEM UP HERE.
YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID -- THE
HEAT -- THERE'S NO WAY THEY CAN
SURVIVE UP HERE.
THERE'S NO WAY.
>> THEY'RE NOT GONNA LAST LONG,
NO.
>> UNTIL WE GET IN HERE AND WE
START DIGGING THROUGH THIS
STUFF, WE MAY FIND SOME DEAD
KITTENS.
I'M PRETTY SURE WE'RE GONNA FIND
SOME DEAD KITTENS -- AT LEAST
DEAD KITTENS.
WE MAY FIND SOME DEAD ADULTS.
>> THEY'RE RIGHT THERE.
IT'S TAME. YOU CAN PICK HIM UP.
[ KITTEN MEOWS ]
THAT'S ONE OF THE ONES THAT
SHIRLEY WANTS.
[ KITTEN MEOWS ]
OH, YOU'RE DOING OKAY.
NOW MAYBE GET THE ONE THAT'S A
FRIEND OF HIS.
>> THANKFULLY, SHIRLEY DECIDED
THAT SHE'S GONNA GO TO THE STORE
WHILE WE DO THIS.
>> SHIRLEY LEFT BECAUSE SHE
KNOWS SHE'S GONNA LOSE IT.
>> I JUST DID NOT WANT TO SEE MY
ANIMALS GO.
IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT.
>> THERE'S A LITTER OF KITTIES
OVER THERE.
>> OVER THERE?
>> AGAINST THE WALL.
>> OH, WAIT.
MaryLou, INSIDE THAT DRESSER,
THERE'S A BLACK ONE.
>> THAT'S THE ONE.
>> JUST LEAN FORWARD.
>> SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S IN
HERE.
SHE KNOWS SHE HAS A COUPLE
TOMCATS WITH A BUNCH OF FEMALES.
MOST OF THEM IN HERE ARE FERAL,
AND IT'S GONNA BE THE HARDEST
PLACE TO CATCH.
>> WE GOT IT.
>> HI, FELLA.
>> OH, THERE'S TWO OF THEM.
>> THIS IS THE KIND OF THING
SHIRLEY DIDN'T WANT TO WATCH.
>> HERE COMES ONE.
[ CLATTER ]
GOT HIM!
>> GOOD LUCK.
>> OH! GOT HIM.
>> THAT'S PHOEBE.
>> HERE YOU GO. TAKE THAT.
THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH BACK HERE.
>> THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO TO ME
IS THAT ALL THE ANIMALS -- ALL
OF THE CATS -- ARE GONNA HAVE TO
BE TAKEN.
AND THAT'S A REAL SCENARIO.
EVEN AN ALCOHOLIC OR A DRUG
ADDICT, YOU DON'T JUST CUT THEM
OFF IMMEDIATELY.
IF WE TAKE EVERYTHING, SHE'S
GONNA REALLY, REALLY HIT
ROCK BOTTOM HARD.
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>> IT MAKES ME NERVOUS THINKING
THAT HE'S IN CHARGE OF THE
CLEANUP, BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY,
HE HASN'T BEEN GOOD AT IT SO
FAR.
SO IT JUST MAKES ME NERVOUS THAT
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE OUTCOME
OF THIS IS NOTHING REALLY
HAPPENS.
>> IT JUST BECOMES MORE AND MORE
APPARENT TO ME HOW UNHEALTHY I
AM MENTALLY TO ALLOW THIS TO
HAPPEN.
UGH!
THAT ROTTEN-BEER SMELL IS SO
DISGUSTING.
UGH!
>> I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW
THERE'S FOOD CONTAINERS IN HERE.
>> PRETTY EASILY.
I EAT IN HERE SOMETIMES.
BETTER THAN EATING IN MY ROOM.
I HATE THIS. I HATE THIS.
I [BLEEP] HATE THIS.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS.
OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
>> WHAT?
>> IT'S JUST EVERYTHING IS GOING
AWAY.
>> IT NEEDS TO, DOESN'T IT?
>> I KNOW IT NEEDS TO.
I JUST DON'T LIKE IT.
I JUST DON'T LIKE THIS CONCEPT.
>> WHAT LEVEL ARE YOU AT?
>> 7, 7 1/2, 8 MAYBE.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT, SO, YOU'VE
BEEN AT A 7, YOU'VE BEEN AT AN 8
BEFORE.
>> IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S FIRE
GOING THROUGH MY VEINS.
>> YOU'VE BEEN AT A 7 AND AN 8,
AND YOU KEPT MOVING.
I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THIS WHEN
I'M GONE -- THAT YOU'VE BEEN
ABLE TO DO IT.
>> OH, GOD, THAT SMELL!
OH, GOD, THAT'S...
I CAN'T GO BACK.
I CAN'T GO BACK TO HOARDING.
I CAN'T GO BACK TO HOARDING LIKE
THIS AGAIN.
I CAN'T.
I'LL KILL MYSELF. I KNOW I WILL.
>> OKAY, BE REALLY CAREFUL.
HE'S, LIKE, RIGHT THERE.
>> I SEE HIM.
>> TYPICALLY, WHAT WE DO IS WE
GO INTO THE HOME AND WE TRY TO
ACCESS ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS
THAT THE CATS CAN HIDE.
>> CLOSE IT.
>> OH, GOT HIM.
>> SO, WHAT WE DID IS WE
PROCEEDED TO THE BACK THREE
BEDROOMS.
THEN, IN THE PROCESS, STARTED
FINDING THE CATS AND ENDED UP
GOING INTO THE LIVING-ROOM AREA.
>> HOLD ON.
>> OH!
IT'S SNAGGED, IT'S SNAGGED.
>> THE HOUSE IS PRETTY MUCH A
MESS RIGHT NOW.
IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT MORE
OF A MESS AS WE TRY TO COLLECT
THEM.
>> WHOA!
[ RUMBLING ]
>> WE GOT HIM.
>> IT'S EMOTIONALLY TOUGH
BECAUSE IT'S AFFECTED OUR
HEALTH, OUR PETS'.
IT'S -- IT'S DRAINING.
>> FIRST OF ALL, IN THE GARAGE,
IT'S PROBABLY OVER 90 DEGREES IN
THERE, AND THEN WE HAVE TO BE
EXTREMELY CAREFUL BECAUSE WE
FOUND WEEK-OLD KITTENS.
>> OH, I GOT A BUNCH OF BABIES
HERE.
>> DO YOU?
>> LOOKS LIKE FOUR.
>> WE HAVE FOUND DEAD CATS, FROM
A WEEK OLD ALL THE WAY UP TO AN
ADULT CAT.
>> IT'S ANOTHER WHOLE SKELETON
OF A CAT.
IT'S, LIKE, THE ENTIRE REMAINS
OF A CAT.
>> THE DEAD CATS ARE JUST
EVERYWHERE.
WHEN YOU MOVE A BOX, YOU SEE A
BONE HERE AND A BONE THERE.
AND IT'S JUST COVERED IN CAT
FECES.
THERE'S PROBABLY LIKE 2 INCHES'
WORTH OF CAT FECES.
>> AND THIS IS NUMBER 11.
THERE YOU GO, RIGHT THERE.
>> THAT'S A JUVENILE.
>> SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO
DETERMINE EXACTLY HOW MANY DEAD
CATS ARE IN THERE.
>> WE GOT -- WE GOT ONE...
NO, MAYBE IT'S JUST ONE.
>> I THINK THAT'S JUST AN ADULT
CAT.
>> HERE'S ANOTHER SKULL.
>> THERE'S THE RIB CAGE AND THE
BACKBONE, AND THERE'S THE OTHER
PART OF THAT CAT, RIGHT BACK
OVER THERE.
>> IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING
TWO DEAD KITTENS THAT WERE FOUND
UNDERNEATH THE DOGHOUSE, WE
FOUND A NEST OF SMALL, POSSIBLY
8-WEEK-OLD LITTLE KITTENS LIVING
OUTSIDE THAT WERE FERAL.
>> JOE?
>> HEATHER, HAVE JOE BRING A
NET.
[ DOG BARKING ]
WE GOT A BUNCH OF KITTENS OVER
HERE.
>> OH!
>> IS ANGEL IN HERE?
>> YES.
>> IF I CAN'T KEEP THE ONES IN
THE GARAGE, I WANT TO KEEP ALL
THESE.
>> WHEN SHIRLEY CAME HOME, SHE
WAS IMMEDIATELY GREETED WITH THE
NEWS THAT 9 OF HER 10 CATS WERE
GONNA BE PUT TO SLEEP --
OBVIOUSLY, NOT WHAT SHE THOUGHT
WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
>> OKAY, SO, ALL OF THESE
ANIMALS HAVE TO DIE.
>> SHIRLEY, IF WE DON'T, IT'S
CRUEL, BECAUSE THEY'RE
SUFFERING.
>> SO, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS FROM
A HOARDING STANDPOINT.
SHE'S ALREADY TELLING ME, "I
STILL NEED TO GET UP IN THE
MORNING AND FEED THE CATS."
WELL, SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY CATS
TO FEED ANYMORE.
THERE'S NO CATS IN THE HOUSE.
>> I MIGHT HAVE A FEW TEARS
THEN.
[ CAT MEOWS ]
>> WE PULLED A TOTAL OF 76
ANIMALS OUT OF THE RESIDENCE.
35 OF THE ANIMALS WERE DEAD.
SOME OF THEM WERE SKELETONIZED.
>> WELL, IT'S SAD -- VERY SAD,
'CAUSE THEY'RE CLOSE PETS.
WE'LL MISS THEM FOR SURE.
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>> I'VE SEEN THESE ANIMALS
TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN ANYBODY
ELSE HAS SEEN THEM.
THEY ALMOST WERE LIKE CHILDREN
TO ME, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I
KNEW AND THAT'S WHAT I TOOK CARE
OF, SO I KNOW I'M GONNA MISS
THEM FOR A WHILE AND I KNOW IT'S
GONNA BE VERY UPSETTING.
>> BASED ON WHAT WE'VE SEEN, I
DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL
BE ANY CHARGES FILED.
>> BAILEY AND SHIRLEY ARE VERY
COOPERATIVE AT THIS POINT, AND
THEY SEEM TO BE WILLING TO GO
AND GET HELP.
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THIS IS
BAILEY.
HE'S THE HOMEOWNER.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE DOORS.
THE SMELL IS GONNA BE A LITTLE
AGGRESSIVE.
WE'VE GOT TO CLEAN EVERYTHING
OUT OF THERE.
IF YOU GOT TO THROW UP OR
ANYTHING, DO IT OUTSIDE,
OBVIOUSLY.
ALL RIGHT? THAT'S IT.
>> LAST NIGHT WAS PRETTY BAD.
I DIDN'T EXPECT TO LOSE THAT
MANY ANIMALS.
MY STRESS LEVEL IS AROUND A 10.
BUT, FORTUNATELY, I HAVE
MEDICATION FOR THAT, SO I TOOK
IT BEFORE I CAME OUT HERE.
>> AND WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GET UP
AND FEED THEM THIS MORNING, SO
THAT'S -- IT'S KIND OF A RELIEF
TO ME.
SHIRLEY MISSES THEM, OF COURSE.
>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING,
LOOKING -- WATCHING THESE BOYS
CLEAN OUT YOUR GARAGE?
>> GREAT.
>> IT'S A GOOD FEELING?
>> OH, OF COURSE.
I NEEDED IT DONE.
>> TYPICALLY, HOARDERS HAVE A
HUGE EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO THE
STUFF.
THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THIS
STUFF.
THEIR PROBLEM WAS, THEY'RE
OLDER, THE CATS GOT OUT OF HAND,
PERIOD.
THIS IS A BABY HERE.
BEEN DEAD FOR YEARS.
GOT A LITTLE SKULL.
WE'LL START BAGGING.
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE OVER HERE.
HERE'S A SECOND ONE, HERE.
SO, WE'RE GONNA SEE -- WE'RE
GONNA SEE A LOT OF BABIES DOWN
HERE.
>> YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE LITTLE
DEAD KITTIES YOU FOUND WERE
FERAL CATS THAT CAME IN AND HAD
KITTIES AND WALKED OFF AND LEFT
THEM.
>> I GOT ANOTHER CAT.
THIS GUY WAS LITERALLY ON A BOX.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE HE'S -- I
MEAN, LITERALLY, IT'S A SQUARE.
THAT'S LIKE 5 IN THE LAST
5 MINUTES, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
>> OH!
>> IS THAT A LIVE ONE?
>> SPRAYED.
HE'S ALIVE, MY FRIENDS.
HE IS ALIVE.
HE SPRAYED. WHOO!
>> WHOO!
GREAT.
>> THERE HE GOES.
>> NOW, CLEAR THAT AREA.
>> CLEAR THEM OUT. HE'S COMING.
[ WHISTLES ]
GET IT. THERE YOU GO, BUDDY.
THIS IS NUMBER 6.
THIS IS JUST THE HEAD.
THIS IS A FULL-GROWN.
WE GOT A BUNCH OF DEAD CATS.
WE'LL KEEP SEEING THEM.
>> IT'S HEARTWRENCHING.
YOU JUST CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT I
WENT THROUGH WHEN I LEARNED
THAT...
BECAUSE I WASN'T TAKING CARE OF
THEM SO THEY COULD DIE.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAVE
THEM FROM.
>> LET'S GO.
ANYTHING REVOLVING AROUND MY DOG
IS REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT FOR
ME TO DEAL WITH.
[ SIGHS ]
GETTING RID OF THE DOG HAIR IS
DEFINITELY GONNA BE THE HARDEST
THING FOR ME.
TO MAKE MY DOG'S LIFE BETTER, I
HAVE TO DO SOMETHING THAT MY
BRAIN TELLS ME IS KILLING MY
DOG.
[ SOBBING ]
I JUST WANT HER -- THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS OF HER LIFE TO BE
THE BEST YEARS SHE'S EVER HAD,
BECAUSE I OWE IT TO HER.
IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT WILL
SERIOUSLY JUST TAKE ME DOWN,
IT'S THIS.
>> SO, THIS IS THE FINAL HURDLE.
YOU ARE SO CLOSE.
SO CLOSE TO WHAT YOU SAID YOU
WANTED DAYS AGO, WHEN I FIRST
MET YOU, WHICH IS CLEAR SLATE.
>> YEAH.
>> AND A CLEAR SLATE -- YOU CAN
WRITE ANYTHING YOU WANT ON IT.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
>> SO LET'S -- LET'S START.
IF YOU CAN DO THIS -- CLEAR THIS
OFF -- THAT'S GRADUATION.
>> REALLY? [ CHUCKLES ]
>> THAT'S GRADUATION.
>> IT'S LIKE I'M DOING IT FOR
HER, YOU KNOW?
[ Voice breaking ] I JUST DON'T
WANT HER TO LIVE IN A BAD
SITUATION ANYMORE.
>> YEAH, THAT SHOWS HOW MUCH YOU
LOVE HER.
>> [ SNIFFLES ]
>> IT SHOWS HOW BRAVE YOU ARE.
THAT'S LOVE.
>> I LOVE HER SO MUCH.
>> MM-HMM.
>> [ SNIFFLES ]
[ SIGHS ]
THIS IS HELPING HER BREATHING,
THIS IS HELPING MY BREATHING.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE RIGHT, THIS IS ALL
[BLEEP]
THIS IS ALL TOTAL [BLEEP]
>> YOU ARE AMAZING.
>> THIS IS ALL SUCH [BLEEP]
I CAN'T EVEN -- THIS ISN'T MY
DOG.
THIS IS DEAD.
THIS IS DEAD HAIR.
IT'S NOTHING.
I'M SO DOWN WITH DOING THIS
RIGHT NOW.
[ SNIFFLES ]
I'M SO OKAY RIGHT NOW.
[ SNIFFLES ]
I MEAN, I'M NOT, BUT I'M OKAY.
I'M OKAY.
>> MM-HMM.
WHAT JAKE ACHIEVED WAS
PHENOMENAL, AND IT WAS HUGE
PROGRESS FORWARD.
BUT, AS I SAY, WHEN I WORK WITH
ADDICTS, YOU KNOW, ALL ADDICTS
HAVE A BIG SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT
ALLOWS THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR
BEHAVIOR -- YOU KNOW, THE OTHER
PEOPLE SORT OF IN THIS PLAY
THAT'S HIS LIFE HAVEN'T BEEN
AROUND.
>> MY DAD'S GONNA FLIP OUT
PROBABLY.
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS ALL
BENEFICIAL TO HIM, EVEN, HE
DOESN'T WANT IT HAPPENING.
HE WOULD PREFER TO STAY IN THE
MESS, I THINK.
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