Around 300 animals, dozens of which were deceased, were found in a home south of Ottumwa, Iowa.

Around 300 animals, dozens of which were deceased, were found in a home south of Ottumwa, Iowa.

Investigators discovered the animals in the Drakesville home of 45-year-old Roger Alan Blew on Friday, February 21, 2014.

Prior to finding the animals at Blew’s home, police said they discovered 22 farm animals inside a van owned by Blew. One of the animals reportedly died shortly after they were found in the van. Blew was charged with improperly confining animals and three counts of animal cruelty. He pleaded not-guilty to the charges.

The van discovery led police to investigate further, and that’s when they reportedly found goats, pigs, turtles, ferrets, chickens, a rooster, a turkey, a lamb, a raccoon and other animals inside Blew’s home.

The Ottumwa Post reported 30 species of animals were found in the home, “ranging from skunks to sugar gliders and mice to pot-bellied pigs.”

The Ottumwa Courier reported the home was so full of animals and other items that live animals were living on top of dead animals.

Animal Rescue League of Iowa Director Josh Colvin called it a “hoarding situation.”

About 50 of the animals found in the home were deceased. Some were reportedly frozen in ice on the lawn.

WHO-TV reported the final count was 322 animals found, and that 60 of those animals were dead. Some of the rescued animals were already being adopted to new homes.

Animal Rescue League of Iowa took most of the animals, with Heartland Humane rescuing two cats and a dog from the home.