TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Three people are facing criminal charges after police found 13 children living in “deplorable” conditions in Toledo, police said.

Police were called to the 300 block of Raymer just before 7 p.m. on Aug. 10 for an animal complaint. Once they arrived, they found the children, ranging from infant to 13 years of age, living in conditions that “put their health and safety at risk,” police reports read.

Charging documents said officers found the following conditions:

Children with multiple bug bites on their bodies and multiple insect infestations

Human feces on the floor

No functioning toilet or shower

Animals that were not cared for urinating and defecating on the floor

No food stored in the kitchen

Police went on to say it appeared the children hadn’t been bathed

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