Pinal County authorities in Arizona have seized 171 cats and dogs living with a family of four in a mobile home with no running water and no litter boxes, The Arizona Republic reports.

The couple and their two adult children were living in the home with the 152 cats and 19 dogs, the paper says.

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"The findings were startling," Animal Care and Control Director Ruth Stalter said in a news release. "There were layers of feces on the floor throughout the trailer."

Authorities were alerted after a neighbor saw dogs wandering on the property and noticed the foul smell, authorities said.

"It was a case of horrific neglect," says Pinal County communications director Heather Murphy.

The owner had been charged with animal cruelty in 2004, the paper says.

(Posted by Doug Stanglin)