Dozens of animals - including sheep, miniature pigs and fowl – were taken into protective care Friday amid a situation that St. Clair County officials called "deplorable conditions." The confiscation of the 52 animals was from a location in the 5800 block of Indian Trail in China Township where as many as 10 other animals were taken on Jan.

The animals found living in deplorable condition included several sheep, mini-pigs and fowl, official said. The property owner, Kevin Tuttle, 59, was arraigned on felony cruelty and neglect charges for 4-10 animals earlier in the day while the search was being conducted, officials said.

Found A Hound Rescue saved 30 dogs from a hoarding situation in Waterloo, Illinois. Several other pets were found dead on the property.