Investigators with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and police officers removed 115 animals from a property in Plympton, Massachusetts on Tuesday.

MSPCA spokesperson Sara-Rose Brenner told WBZ-TV that police were helping to execute a search warrant "related to an animal cruelty investigation."

Footage from WBZ-TV's helicopter showed people carrying animal crates away from the Lake Street property. Plympton police asked the public to avoid the area, and said residents may notice the increased law enforcement presence.

MSPCA had warrant to remove animals

The police department said it was contacted Monday "by homeowners regarding concerns about animals kept by tenants on their property." An investigation was opened, and the MSPCA got a warrant Tuesday morning to take the animals away.

Among the animals removed from the property over the course of four hours were cats, dogs, goats, ferrets, rabbits, chickens, ducks, guinea hens, turkeys and quail, police said. Those animals are now being cared for the by the MSPCA.

"The scene is secure and there is no threat to the general public," police said in a statement.

Animal owner "in shock"

WBZ-TV spoke with Jenifer Rogers, the daughter of the property owner, who said there was no evidence that animal cruelty happened under her watch.

"They're all very fat, happy, and healthy," Rogers said.

Rogers said the animals were hers and that her mother called the police to get them because of a domestic dispute between mother and daughter. 

"I am in shock, I mean, in less than 24 hours, they came and took them with no orders to correct," she said.

Neighbors told WBZ that the dogs on the property could be heard barking all night. Neighbors also claimed that there were sanitary issues stemming from the property in the past which caused a rodent issue in the neighborhood.

No charges have been filed at this time.