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huckleberry · Senior Member

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Evil Stepmother · Guru

It's probably a combination of a genuine desire to help the animals and some form of mental illness. Perhaps social interaction with people is hard for them and they feel more comfortable interacting with animals. I have about three cats too many, but I realize that. Some people just keep taking them in and gradually become overwhelmed.

huckleberry · Senior Member

I am incliined to think there's likely serious mental illness in this case, too, ES, though several people who have seen/heard him on t.v. and radio have remarked that he sounded rational. And from what I understand there's no doubt that he felt affection toward and was bonded with at least some of the bigger birds.

But so many of these birds were dead and the conditions were absolutely appalling (for the human as well as the birds). No one could imagine it would be to the creatures' benefit to be kept in this way.

If you've got three cats too many, you do the extra work and feel a bit silly (I'm not making fun of you, I have several birds too many in the same way). That's different from acquiring so many animals you have to know you can't take care of them.

huckleberry · Senior Member

As a sort of update, well over 300 birds were saved and are doing well. Only one died after being removed from the house to the storefront donated to foster the survivors while they are in quarantine. It will be hard to place them for adoption (and the man who was hoarding them is evidently trying to get some or all of them back), because they are basically wild, but quite a lot of people have expressed interest in giving them a good home.