WESTMORELAND, Tenn. (WSMV) - True Rescue is putting out an urgent plea for support and pet foster parents after dozens of animals were discovered in a house fire-turned-hoarding case.

The shelter said that it is working to track down about 40 cats and three dogs after a house fire led to the discovery of a hoarding case in Westmoreland.

“We are working hand-in-hand with the Macon County Sheriffs Dept. and Animal Control to remove all of the animals from the property today,” the rescue said in a Monday post on Facebook.

True Rescue said that multiple animals tragically died in the blaze, which happened a few weeks ago.

“There was sadly a large loss of animal lives here during the fire, and the survivors have just been living on the ground and in the rubble of the house,“ the post said.

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