Two town of Springville residents were arrested Wednesday afternoon, accused of animal and child neglect when the Adams County Sheriff's Department found 193 animals on their property.

Jesse Kolb, 33, and Tina Kolb, 30, were charged with 10 counts of animal mistreatment and three counts of child neglect each, according to an Adams County Sheriff's Department press release.

Sheriff Darrell Renner said an investigator and a deputy were called to 3480 Ninth Ave. about 1:17 p.m. on a report of possible animal abuse. The home is in Adams County about 25 miles northwest of Portage.

The Kolbs refused to let the officers into the residence, Renner said, and the department secured a search warrant. A second investigator went to the house and took video footage of what was there.

The three children were taken to a foster home, Renner said.

"(There were 10 animals) that we naturally found to be in a condition that we would feel was mistreatment of animals," Renner said of why the department charged the Kolbs with 10 counts of animal mistreatment.

In all, two horses, 37 dogs, seven guinea pigs, one ferret, 13 cats and 133 rabbits were found.

The Kolbs were charged with three counts of child neglect because some of the animals that looked neglected were inside the residence with three children, Renner said.

Steven Hines of the Adams-Marquette Veterinary Service worked with nine of the dogs found, and took stool samples from five of them after they were taken to the Adams County Humane Society.

"(Friday) morning we did fecal exams on the dogs' stools, and we found them to be incredibly infested with parasites. And these are very bad parasites. And they are a danger to children," Hines said.

The dogs were "emaciated," Hines said. He said one golden retriever that was brought in weighed only 27 pounds.

When dogs don't have food to eat, they turn to their own or other dogs' feces for nourishment, he said.

"You'll see one or two (parasite) eggs in a normal (microscope) slide," Hines said. "The total view of the slide in this case was filled with eggs. They were infested with parasites. ... My assumption is, if one dog has it, they all have it."

The dogs, guinea pigs, cats and ferret went to the Adams County Humane Society, Renner said. The 133 rabbits are being cared for at the county fairgrounds, and the two horses were taken in by the Central Wisconsin Save the Animals Group.

"This is a lot of animals to all of a sudden be in the possession of Adams County," Renner said.

The Humane Society is in need of items and services because of the influx of animals. Anyone who wants to supply food, cleaning supplies, bedding or money should call the society at (608) 339-6700, or the sheriff's department at (608) 339-3304.

"We don't want to have a bunch of dogs starving in the Humane Society," Hines said.