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ATLANTA – A mother and daughter were arrested after police found them living in a minivan with 38 cats.

Police say a concerned citizen alerted them about the situation, Fox 5 reports.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, officers reported smelling a strong odor of cat urine and feces coming from the van.

More than 38 cats, including days-old kittens, were found inside the van.

“We went through trash for the cats, digging on our hands and knees,” said Tim Poorman of Fulton County Animal Control.

The two women who were found with the van, 41-year-old Alexandra Wingate and 70-year-old Sharyn Wingate, reportedly had warrants out for their arrests on animal cruelty charges.

They were arrested after allegedly violating their probation by owning animals, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

34 of the 38 cats that were rescued are ready for adoption.

“Out of the four who aren’t ready for adoption, one is pregnant, one is nursing kittens, one is FIV positive [feline immunodeficiency virus] and one has an upper respiratory infection,” Karen Hirsch, a spokeswoman for the LifeLine Animal Project, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.