More than 70 dead animals were found inside a vacant Connecticut home Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 29, according to authorities. Authorities said they found the animals inside a home on River Street in Old Saybrook.

Police said over 70 dead animals were found inside a home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, on Wednesday. The dead animals included rabbits, chickens, cats, a duck, a skunk and a dove, according to police. Officials said the home was filled with trash and the carcasses.

Dozens of dead animals were taken out of a home Wednesday on River Street in Old Saybrook in what sources called “an extreme case of animal cruelty.”