Authorities say an individual abandoned five newborn kittens outside a motel on Wednesday in Eastpointe, Michigan.

Eastpointe police's animal control division shared a surveillance video on social media showing a woman walking to a room on the second floor at the Eastland Motel on Gratiot Avenue. The video showed the woman putting down a blue box in front of the room door before walking away.

In an update on Thursday, police said a rescue partner took in the kittens, but they are now searching for their mother and the individual who abandoned them.  

Animal control says no one at the motel is connected to the woman.   

"I couldn't believe it. Why would you leave five little kittens that were 2 days old at my house?" said Andre Labay, who found the kittens. 

Labay says that before calling animal control, he brought the kittens inside for warmth.

"That ain't right. Hopefully, they find her. She should be locked up for that. What if nobody was here?" he said.

Eastpointe animal control director Ashley Sanchez believes people can be overwhelmed, but abandoning pets is not the right move. Sanchez said it could land the woman in court.

"It's a misdemeanor, and depending on how many animals, they could be looking at felony charges as well," she said. "Last month, we had six abandonment cases. This month already, these guys make five (cases)."