SUPPLY, N.C. (AP) — Three people have been arrested by a North Carolina sheriff's office after 14 neglected dogs were seized from a home.

The animal protective services branch of the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office charged Todd Eric Morris, Margie Renee Fowler-Morris and John William Thomas Fowler each with 16 counts of animal cruelty, according to officials. All three are from Supply.

Officers responding to a call on Monday of dogs running free found some of them in poor condition. According to the sheriff's office, 14 dogs were removed from the home. The sheriff's office says officers also found four dead dogs inside the home.