"Was the stench at Llandudno House really so ungodly awful? Personally, it is hard for me to imagine a smell so strong that it would overtake all the neighbori

"Was the stench at Llandudno House really so ungodly awful? Personally, it is hard for me to imagine a smell so strong that it would overtake all the neighboring houses and cause visitors to break out in a feverish sweat." This author has never been to a cat hoarder's house. Yes, the smell is that bad. The ammonia can be bad enough to literally burn while breathing and requires respirators to trap Add it Victorian era hygiene standards and construction along with the boiling cabbage and fish offal, and you've got the recipe for a horrible smell. Like many modern cat hoarders, they start as semi-rescues, then gradually snowball to more cats than can be provided for. It's fascinating that this tale seem remarkably similar, including the somewhat standoffish approach of law enforcement (who often will not or cannot get involved until it becomes a health hazard).