Goat Hoarding

(Corinth, Vermont) There is an increasing awareness in society that animal hoarding is caused by a complex psychological disorder. The behavior is generally exhibited by elderly unmarried women collecting cats, but not always. This story is an exception to the general rule. Chris Weathersbee, 63, a Buddhist, keeps roughly 300 goats.

Weathersbee's in deep manure - literally. Several of the floors in his house are covered by a mix of goat droppings and hay, packed down by the 70 or so goats Weathersbee allows to live in the house with him.

The behavior is dangerous because it doesn't take long before a public health hazard is created and, across the nation, state and local governments are slowly writing laws to protect the public.

Seventy goats in the house! Sheesh!