<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="" title="US"><span>US</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="police"><span>police</span></a><span> are looking for two women charged with dozens of counts of cruelty to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/animals" rel="" target="" title="animals"><span>animals</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigators say the charges stem from a disturbing discovery inside a home on the 1900 block of Britt Drive months ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, the county's Animal Control asked for assistance on September 17 to look into allegations of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/animal-cruelty" rel="" target="" title="animal cruelty"><span>animal cruelty</span></a><span> at the home.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/canberra-man-charged-over-allegedly-giving-nazi-salutes-and-defacing-commonwealth-property/d45f815f-20b9-4a38-a2e0-7854d994a9df"><strong><span>Man charged for allegedly performing Nazi salutes in public</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After obtaining a search warrant, investigators say they found 25 dogs, many of which were confined in small cages containing feces and urine. Officials described the animals as "underweight and malnourished."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The investigators say they also found 13 plastic bags containing dead dogs in three refrigerators in the home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Several of the deceased animals were in varying stages of decomposition," the police department said in a news release.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/women-wanted-after-officers-find-dead-dogs-inside-homes-fridges-officials-say/8cef40fd-09ba-42eb-ae03-fe563452e8dd" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After a series of veterinary examinations and necropsies, authorities obtained 12 felony warrants and 14 misdemeanour warrants for 67-year-old Christine Abbott and 65-year-old Donna Slavin.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Both women remain out of police custody.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>