keeping multiple animals; multi-pet household
Refers to keeping several animals of the same or different species at home, often implying challenges like space, cost, and care. Common in contexts of pet ownership, animal welfare, and breeding.
Keeping multiple pets requires enough space and financial leeway.
She is a well-known animal rescuer famous for keeping many cats.
animal hoarding; compulsive accumulation of pets
Compound of 多頭 (many heads, i.e., many animals) and 飼育 (breeding, keeping). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern coinage reflecting contemporary pet-keeping practices.