MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Grundy County authorities are asking for the community’s help after a disturbing case involving children and dozens of animals.

Dozens of animals were found living in poor conditions, and investigators recently confirmed that children were also residing on the property.

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office has been working on the animal cruelty case, which has led to the arrest of two individuals, Zachariah Nunley and Vera Nunley.

Detective Avery McGinness with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office described the scene as heartbreaking.

“They were found in a filthy state, covered in feces along with their own urine. They were stacked on top of each other, kennel to kennel, and inside the home. At some point, the urine was overflowing into the kennels below the

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