A Connecticut man was charged with 50 counts of animal cruelty Tuesday after dozens of dogs and cats were removed from his home.

Police were tipped off that a large amount of animals were being hoarded at a house in Watertown .

After obtaining a search warrant for the residence on Cobb St., officers discovered seven adult dogs, 18 puppies and 25 cats and kittens inside. Police did not specify how many adult cats were in the home but said most of the animals recovered were kittens and puppies.

Staff from the Roxbury Animal Clinic were brought to the home to check the condition of the animals which were then taken to kennels and shelters. The animals were “in fairly good health,” according to Watertown Police Chief Joshua Bernegger, though he noted that “if you could imagine 50 anim

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