WATERTOWN, Conn. — A Watertown animal hoarding investigation led to the seizure of 50 animals from a home and the arrest of the homeowner Tuesday.

Martin Oliver, 52, is charged with 50 counts of cruelty to animals, Watertown police said.

Police went to a home on Cobb Street at 7 a.m. for a search and seizure warrant related to the hoarding investigation.

Watertown Animal Control, assisted by multiple animal control units from surrounding towns, took seven adult dogs, eighteen puppies and 25 cats/kittens from the home.

The agencies that assisted in the removal and housing of the seized animals included Wolcott police, Southington police, Bristol police, Woodbridge police, West Hartford police, North Haven police, Branford police, State of Connecticut Animal Control and Southbury Anima

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