The Humane Society in Missouri and Polk County authorities descended upon a property in southwest Missouri to rescue more than 315 animals. The endangered pets, many of them emaciated, injured, or suffering from parasites, lived in inadequate conditions and they hadn’t been seen by a veterinary for a long time. There were also several dead animals found on the property.

Investigators said the animals lived in filthy conditions, they were not well cared for, many had contagious diseases and lived in filth with inadequate food, shelter, and veterinary care.

“These homes are not fit for anyone to live in,” human or animal, authorities said.

County authorities descended upon the southeast Missouri property after the family that owns the land failed to heed warnings last month to begin providing proper care, said Tim Rickey, the Humane Society’s director of rescues and investigations, according to the Associated Press.

The Humane Society rescued more than 70 dogs, 35 cats, 50 rabbits, 40 birds, along with ducks, chickens, donkeys, exotic fish, horses, hamsters. Small animals were taken to the humane society’s St. Louis shelter, while horses and donkeys were taken to the society’s refuge farm in Union. Many of the animals were running loose, the Humane Society’s Rickey said. The St. Louis-based humane society called the rescue mission the largest rescue in its 138-year history.

The mission led to the arrest of Virginia Gambriel, 61, who faces two counts of felony child endangerment. She was taken to the Polk County Jail in Bolivar, where she will await the filing of animal neglect charges, officials said. Polk County Sheriff Steve Bruce said six children, ages 1 through 11, were removed from the rural property near Pleasant Hope in southwest Missouri about a week ago.