A would-be breeder of Boodles, a cross between a bulldog and a poodle, is overwhelmed; a home remolder winds up living in a kennel.

A woman with multiple cats has a colorful past; a recidivist hoarder secretly keeps dogs in a junkyard.

A street minister keeps a flock of over 150 pets in the basement of his home. A 22-year-old girl drops out of nursing school so she can dedicate her life to rescuing dogs.

A single dad has pythons; a medical worker secretly keeps a hoard of dogs.

A woman wants her family - and her 99 pets. A retired rock musician picks his dogs over his daughters.

A mother faces the most painful choice of her life: her daughter's health or her beloved kittens. A chef's 60+ cats have destroyed his house - and are about to ruin his marriage

A newlywed turns her house into an animal rescue when her Marine husband is deployed to Afghanistan, while a man is trapped in his house by a growing pack of feral dogs. 20-year-old Lauren's new home is overrun by stray animals. Her Marine husband is coming home next month and he doesn't know that the dogs have destroyed the house. Jack has become a slave to the care of his 45 feral dogs. Wracked by depression, he slips deeper into despair, as his family grows concerned.

Janice has acquired so many dogs and cats that her current husband stops supporting her, her health suffers, and her family has to intervene. After a difficult childhood, J.D. has developed an addiction to saving animals, which is ruining her relationship with Patty.

A woman is adamant about keeping more than one hundred cats; a former minister's flock now consists of dogs.

A retired Army linguist has filled his house with 158 roosters and hens. A popular waitress is fired because she reeks of cat urine.

A single dad believes he's on a mission from God to save pit bulls and a woman tries to stop her stubborn mother's cat hoarding before she ends up homeless. Follow Shane and Sharon as they come to grips with the perils of hoarding animals.

A woman with more than 70 dogs refuses to see how they’re hurting her husband while a mom’s exotic bird collection gets between her and her daughter. Explore the worlds of Carolyn and Cynthia and their menagerie of pets.

An eccentric loner faces jail time for refusing to give up dozens of mangy dogs. A mother uses a hoard of cats to keep her 26-year-old daughter from leaving home. Peer into the lives of Matthew and Vera.

An ex-addict becomes overly obsessed with rodents and reptiles and a woman's herd of goats and pit bulls pushes a family to the brink of foreclosure. Find out if Shane and Jean can gain control of their animal obsessions.

A man fills his bedroom with venomous snakes. A retired lawyer must choose between her husband - and her 250 lovebirds.

Robin has been taking in lots of pets and hoarding objects so much that her relationship with her husband suffers. She is depressed that her daughters are moving away from her. Lolette runs a cat shelter that has over 300 cats. Unfortunately, disease is spreading, so many of the cats are sick.