animal hoarder
n.— «The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Texas says it is taking temporary custody of more than 200 confined dogs from a suspected animal hoarder in Wise County who is also an animal control officer.» —“SPCA Rescues 200 Dogs From Animal Control Officer” NBC5i.com (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas) July 17, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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