Dogsey

I dont think anyone 'chooses' to live in conditions like that. Not justifying the non treatment of the animals but we don't know what happened to them in their lives to lead to this. They evidently should have asked for help a long time ago but life has a habit of getting away from people sometimes

And in the meantime dozens of innocent animals suffered unnecessarily horrifically.

The animals could not ask for help, could they, even if "life" had gotten away from their owners.

No they could not but a conscious act of cruelty? I find it all very sad that these people and animals lived in these conditions and no one knew/cared?

Because if someone knew about it something would have been done long ago wouldnt it?

This woman appears to have not a mean bone in her body.
Loves too much perhaps.?
Unhealthy love has an insidious way of becoming totally self absorbing. "No-one can love my babies the way I can." or "They're sick right now. I can make them better in a while." or "When they get better I will find someone who will love them".
I've heard all these statements.

Or maybe she was senile, or very good at covering up her cruel intentions, or maybe she was lost in mourning her partner and holding on to dear memories.

We certainly do not know and may never know the entire story.

Either way, "The road to disaster is oft paved by good intention".

I believe that humility is a great part of responsibility as is responsibility to love.
I believe that both *should* be a pre-requisite for animal stewardship/ownership/adoption or humans for that matter.
Sadly enough though animals and children are usual to bear the brunt of our frail human egos.

"Love thy neighbour" is much too often easily said and little too often laboriously acquired. Such as is humility.
I like to think that if any human was aware of this situation they would have gladly helped in anyway possible.
Surely we haven't degraded our society to the point of not giving a darn about old people and animals. Maybe the past has much wisdom to share and impart to modern times.

I know this a long comment, a sometimes unfortunate bi-product of passion. I apologize if it offends anyone.
It is my intention only to shed light.