That's mostly because it's harder to care for 2 dozen dogs than it is to care for two dozen snakes - or two dozen turtles. Some bird lovers (NOT breeders or hoarders) have two dozen birds easily (thinking of finches mostly).

Katrina

>>"John Q public will never fully understand us and our hobbies even though they have hobbies of their own that parallel ours on a warm blooded level."
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>>I really don't understand assertions like this.
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>>I don't know of anyone who has more than 2 dozen dogs or cats. Or rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils or hamsters. Unless they are actively breeding them for sale. Or they have a type of OCD that manifests as animal hoarding.

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