SANTA ANA – Santa Ana animal control officers removed 19 neglected dogs from a home Tuesday morning after receiving a complaint, police said.

City code enforcement officials went to a home in the 2200 block of 14th Street at 8:40 a.m. for a complaint about the dogs, Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said. He was not aware of who made the complaint and what sparked it.

At the home, they found 19 dogs of various breeds and ages suffering from neglect, police said. Three more were found to be healthy and allowed to remain with the owners.

The man and woman at the home relinquished the 19 dogs to animal control, which took them to OC Animal Care for treatment, Bertagna said.

Most of the dogs examined were diagnosed with a medical issue, OC Animal Care community outreach supervisor Katie Ingram said. The conditions included mange, and eye, ear and skin infections, she said.

The agency will ask local animal rescue groups to take the dogs to provide the long-term care they will need, Ingram said.

“Our animal rescue groups are really our best option,” she said.

The man and woman at the home were not cited Tuesday, but investigators plan to submit a case for animal neglect to the district attorney for review.

Santa Ana has seen several cases involving animals the past year and a half:

In March, nearly two dozen cats were taken from a woman after police said they were found to be living in squalid conditions.

Sixty-one rabbits, including nine that were pregnant, were taken from a home in February. The woman at the home told investigators she adopted one rabbit several years ago, which then multiplied.

The most bizarre recent case of animal hoarding was discovered in January 2014 when police found more than 400 snakes inside a foul-smelling home. More than 240 dead pythons were found. An elementary school teacher who lived in the home had been moonlighting as a snake breeder.