Crazy Cat Lady-trope on TV Tropes
A recent article on animal hoarding.. Be warned, there are pictures. It is not pretty.
The term “Crazy cat lady” still applies to any man with more than two cats.
I saw a Hoarders show on animal hoarding, featuring a guy and his rats. I think rats are cool and all, but we’re talking him bringing in a couple of rats and just letting them go at it. The whole floor teeming with rats, walls filled with rats. 
TV Tropes has “Homeless Pigeon Person” which is an extreme example (homeless) and usually a man.
Claude in Heroes was one.
See Peter Sellers in*The Wrong Box*.
Whilst tossing and turning all night last night having to share my twin mattress with … an embarrassing amount of cats … I had the following revelation:
1] Little old ladies with a few too many cats is fairly unobtrusive … just don’t talk to her or eat her oatmeal and there’s no threat … it’s cute to call her a CCL
2] Big burley construction workers with just a few too many cats, an anger management problem, and several guns … okay, this is not cute, this is dangerous … maybe not wise to call him a CCL whilst he’s polishing his 30/06 rifle …
What do you call the male equivalent of a CCL? … I’d start by calling the local neighborhood watch group, make sure senior and disabled services knows, maybe a call into the DA’s office … just some suggestions …
Reminds me of the interview skit…
“Let’s check your resume… Hmm… Intelligence, 5; strength, 6; …healing, 5?? Ummm, this is a Dungeons and Dragons character, right?”
“Yes.”
“Do you have any demonstrable team or leadership skills?”
“I once lead a team of elves and dwarves on a quest to kill a dragon. It takes a lot of skill to manage dwarves…”
“Why are you even here??”
“My dad owns the company.”
“OK. You’re hired.”
Disclaimer, I did not read all of the previous posts. Yet, I will guess no one else has my answer: DAD!
He was my FIL. He fed at least 30 cats. They all had names & distinct personalities. When he passed ten years ago, I inherited the cats. Thanks, Dad! When I moved them out to the farm, my four “farm cats” got overrun! They settled it out & as time has passed, the herd thinned out.
I am currently feeding two “barn cats”. I could use two more, but I am in no hurry as some “townie” will drop off their cats at my driveway soon. It usually happens in the spring time.
I legit used “I help run a competitive tabletop-gaming league” on my resume when applying for a job that included management tasks ; and it came up in the interview so I got to explain how dealing with the schedules & personal issues of 80+ geeks is a lot like herding a murder of particularly antisocial cats ;).
Didn’t get the job in the end, but they hired me for other stuff so I figure they didn’t take me for that much of a giant fuck-up 