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US Woman Obsessed With Rabbits Is Jailed


Animals  (tags: animals, rabbits, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 123 days ago - guardian.co.uk
The woman's obsession with rabbits was exposed in 2006 when police found more than 150 of them in her home and dozens more bunny bodies in freezers. She was arrested on accusations of animal neglect and placed on five years' probation, on condition that
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Jamie L. (220)
Friday July 3, 2009, 9:39 am
Obviously this woman is seriouslt mentally disturbed... Perhaps instead of hoarding rabbits over and over again, she could do a lifetime of servitude at an animal shelter. Maybe socializing the woman a bit would help to break her cycle of cruelty... :( Thanks Cher!
 

MADARTIST OF MUDDY FINGERS (439)
Friday July 3, 2009, 10:19 am
Being a reside of Washington co. Oregon, We have heard of this lady..very sad. I do hope she gets help for this.
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (223)
Friday July 3, 2009, 10:54 am
Sherbet... this sounds like some sort of compulsive disorder... hope she will be helped in prison... as jamie mentioned perhaps helping out in an animal shelter could do it.
 

Valerie V. (23)
Friday July 3, 2009, 3:42 pm
This woman has a mental disorder don't they know she needs help? Jail and fines are not going to do any good not if she has a mental problem.
 

Mandi T. (251)
Friday July 3, 2009, 6:12 pm
OK, now this goes beyond animal love. She is in desperate need of therapy!
And I mean that in kind.
Tx Cher
 

Past Member (0)
Friday July 3, 2009, 7:49 pm
OBSESSIONS THAT EXCEED THE NORM ARE CALLED MANIA's please see the list below - for various types of mania...

ablutomania, washing oneself
aboulomania, indecisiveness
acronymania, acronyms
agromania, to be in open spaces
aidoiomania, sexual intercourse
ailuromania, cats
alcoholomania, alcohol
andromania, human sexual behaviour/desire towards males (in females only) [obsolete - replaced by synonyms: nymphomania, cytheromania or hysteromania]
androphonomania, homicidal insanity
Anglomania, England and the English
anthomania, flowers
aphrodisiomania, sexual interest
apimania, bees
arithomania, numbers & counting [synonym - arithmomania]
arithmomania, numbers & counting [synonym - arithomania]
-- B --
balletomania, ballet
Beatlemania, the Beatles
Bibliokleptomania, stealing books
bibliomania, collecting books
Bracteomania, excessive production of bracts (in plants only)
bruxomania, grinding of the teeth
brycomania, severe bruxomania
-- C --
cacodaemomania, one's own inhabitation by evil spirits (delusional conviction) [synonym - cacodemomania]
cacodemomania, one's own inhabitatued by evil spirits (delusional conviction) [synonym - cacodaemomania]
cacospectomania, staring at repulsive things
capnomanioa, smoking tobacco products
callomania, one's own beauty (delusional conviction)
catapedamania, jumping from high places
cheromania, gaiety
chinamania, collecting china
chiomomania, snow
chiromania, masturbation (in males only)
choreomania, dancing
choromania, dancing
cremnomania, money
cresomania, great wealth
clinomania, staying in bed
chloralomania, chloral (alcohol and chlorine)
copromania, feces
cynomania, dogs
cytheromania, human sexual behaviour/desire towards males (in females only)[synonyms - nymphomania & hysteromania]
-- D --
dacnomania, killing
demonomania, one's own demonic possession (delusional conviction)
desanimania, mindless insanity (condition)
dermatillomania, picking at the skin
dinomania, dancing [alternate definition: - growing interest in dinosaurs]
dipsomania, alcohol
discomania, disco music
doramania, furs ownership
doromania, giving gifts
drapetomania, running away from home [pseudoscience]
dromomania, travel
dysmorphomania, one's physicial deformity or abnormality (delusional conviction)
-- E --
ecdemomania, wandering
ecomania, domineering toward family but submissive toward authority.
edeomania, genitals
egomania, obsessive preoccupation with the self.
eleutheromania, freedom
emetomania, vomiting
empleomania, holding public office
enomania, wine [symonym oenomania] => [oinos: oeno-, oen-, eno-, oino-, oin-] (Greek) meaning 'wine'
enosimania, one's own sinful behaviour (delusional conviction)
entheomania, one's divine inspiration (delusional conviction)
entomomania, insects => [entomon] (Greek) meaning 'insect'
epomania, writing epics
eremiomania, stillness and solitude => [eraemia] (Greek) meaning 'solitude'
ergasiomania, work [same as ergomania]
ergomania, work [same as ergasiomania]
erotomania, 1) sexual desire 2) sexual attration from strangers [delusional]
erythomania, blushing
esthesiomania, insanity with sensory halucinations [condition]
etheromania, ether
ethnomania, one's own people
eulogomania, eulogies
-- F --
flagellomania, flogging
florimania, flowers
francomania, France and the French [see gallomania]
-- G --
gallomania, France and the French [see francomania]
gamomania, issuing odd and/or extravagant marriage proposals
Graecomania, Greece and the Greeks [see Hellenomania]
graphomania, writing
gynaecomania, sexual interest for women
-- H --
habromania, gaiety and euphoria
hagiomania, sainthood
Hellenomania, Greece and the Greeks [see Graecomania]
hexametromania, hexameter writing
hieromania, religious visions
hippomania, horses
hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliomania, excessive and persistent use of long words
hydromania, water
hylomania, materialism
hypermania, (severe mania) mental state with high intensity disorientation and often violent behavior - symptomatic of bipolar disorder.
hypomania, (mild mania) mental state with persistent and pervasive elevated or irritable mood - symptomatic of manic-depression.
hysteromania, human sexual behaviour/desire towards males (females only) [synonyms - nymphomania, cytheromania]
-- I --
iconomania, icons or portraits
idolomania, idols
infomania, fact accumulation
islomania, islands
Italomania, Italy or Italians
-- K --
kleptomania, stealing [synonym klopemania]
klopemania, stealing [synonym kleptomania]
-- L --
logomania, loquacity - wordy and talkative
lypemania, mournfulness
-- M --
macromania, objects larger than natural size
mania, severely elevated mood
megalomania, wealth and power
monomania, a single object, type of object, or concept.
melomania, music
methomania, alcohol
metromania, writing verse
micromania, self-deprecation
monomania, single thought or idea
morphinomania, morphine
musomania, music
mythomania, lying
-- N --
narcomania, narcotics
necromania, sexual with dead bodies [synonym - necrophilia]
nymphomania, an obsolete term for female hypersexuality
nosomania, one's own suffering of disease
-- O --
oenomania, wine
oligomania, a couple of thoughts, ideas or subjects
onomatomania, word repetition
oniomania, desire to shop
onomamania, names
onychotillomania, picking at the fingernails
opiomania, opium
opsomania, one kind of food
orchidomania, orchids
-- P --
parousiamania, The second coming of Christ
paramania, complaints
pathomania, moral insanity
phagomania, excessive desire for food or eating
phaneromania, biting one’s nails
pharmacomania, trying drugs
phonomania, murdering people
photomania, light
phyllomania, excessive or abnormal leaf production (in plants only) => phyllo- (Greek), meaning 'leaf or sheet'
phytomania, collecting plants => phyto- (greek), meaning 'plant'
planomania, wander free from social restraints or obligations => plano- (Greek) meaning 'passively drifting, wandering, or roaming'
plutomania, money or wealth => ploutos- (Greek), meaning 'wealth'
polemomania, war => polemo- (Greek), meaning 'battle'
politicomania, politics
polkamania, polka dancing
polymania, mania affecting several different mental faculties
poriomania, wandering or journeying away from home => poreia (Greek) meaning 'journey'
pornomania, pornography
potichomania, imitating Oriental porcelain
potomania, drinking alcohol
pseudomania, 1) lying or falsity; 2) Feigned insanity; 3) Falsely alleging responsibility for a crime.
pteridomania, ferns
pyromania, fire or starting fires
-- R --
rhinotillexomania, nose picking => rhino- (Greek) meaning "nose"; tillexis- (Greek) meaning "to pluck, tear, pull or pick at"
rinkomania, skating
-- S --
satyromania, sexual desire (in males only) => satyrisis (Late Latin); saturisis (Greek), Excessive, often uncontrollable sexual desire in and behavior by a man => satyr (Greek > Latin) meaning a "woodland deity, part man and part goat; riotous merriment and lechery"
scribbleomania, scribbling
sebastomania, religious insanity
sitiomania, appetite => sitio- (Greek) meaning "food; eating; appetite"
sophomania, belief in one's own incredible intelligence
squandermania, spending money wastefully
stampomania, stamp-collecting
syphilomania, belief in one's own syphilis affliction
-- T --
technomania, technology
Teutomania, Teutonic or German things
thanatomania, belief in one's own death magic infection and resulting illness
theatromania, performing plays
theomania, one's own divinity or one's divine mission.
timbromania, stamp collecting
trichotillomania, hair removal
timbromania, stamp collecting
tomomania, performing surgery
toxicomania, poisons
trichotillomania, removing one's own hair
titillomaniac, scratching
tulipomania, tulips
typhomania, typhus fever delerium
typomania, printing one’s works
-- U --
uranomania, divinity
-- V --
verbomania, words
-- X --
xenomania, foreign things
-- Z --
zoomania, animals

[edit] Other
Tulipomania, a metaphor for an economic bubble
Fennomania and Svecomania, political groups in the Grand Duchy of Finland
dinomania, growing popular interest in dinosaurs [alternate psychological definition: - dancing obsession]
Trudeaumania, the Canadian politician Pierre Trudeau
Pottermania, Harry Potter
TrackMania, an arcade game
WrestleMania, the annual flagship pay-per-view event of World Wrestling Entertainment
Tazmania, An early 1990s cartoon show, featuring Looney Tunes character Taz (The Tasmanian Devil).
Decalcomania, transferring pictures, an artistic technique
 

Eileen e. (11)
Saturday July 4, 2009, 8:01 am
It's sad when the media focuses on the mentally ill, and calls pet owners in the category crazy (eg crazy cat person). it's not healthy or normal to have 150 of any animal in a tiny house or apartment. These are living creature who are depending on you for care and food, it's not a collectable item to be displayed on a shelf. It's sad when people lose sight that animals are not toys or status symbols. but living beings.
 

chris b. (952)
Saturday July 4, 2009, 12:28 pm
Too many people have un unhealthy realationship with animals. However that is not resricted to multiple animal owners some exhibit wildly rediculous behaviours with their one or two animals such as regarding them as human, spray painting them, dressing them in human attire and worse. People should remember animals are as individual as us and constraining your dog or cat in a tutu or other garment may appear funny, but to the animal is no different to being confined in a cage. So do think about that next time you fancy dressing up your cat, dog etc they are not little human dolls to play with in that childish way! They are individual animals that deserve your respect not ridicule! Unless of course you are prepared to prance around in a dog collar yourself that is, maybe not!
 
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