Hoarder Keeps 100 Cats in Freezer

By Ree Hines, TODAY contributor

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Hoarder Keeps 100 Cats in Freezer

December 4, 2012 Updated Dec 4, 2012 at 4:15 PM PDT

After so many tragic tales of waste-filled homes, animal deaths and human suffering on A&E's "Hoarders," it's hard to imagine finding anything on the show truly shocking anymore.

Well, it was hard to imagine that before Monday night's episode, which featured a woman whose cat obsession went beyond anything viewers of the docu-series had seen before.

As the episode opened, hoarder Terry explained what inspired her feline fascination. "I really feel like the reason I collect cats is that I have this feeling in me that I'm helping save something," she said.

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