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'Most people are shocked': An inside look at this rescue group saving thousands of animals 2:54 - Source: CNN

'Most people are shocked': An inside look at this rescue group saving thousands of animals 2:54 Gallatin, Tennessee —

More than 250,000 animals are hoarded in residences across the United States each year, according to the Animal Humane Society, and they are often left to suffer in horrific conditions. Hundreds are sometimes crammed into small spaces, living in their own waste.

Tim Woodward couldn’t let these animals be forgotten.

“Most people are shocked when they hear stories about a woman down the street had 100 cats or dogs in her house,” Woodward said. “They can’t even imagine the cruelty that’s associated with that.”

After working at a national animal welfar