Over 176 animals were confiscated from a Buda area home Thursday from residents who alleged they are a nonprofit animal rescue, according to a Hays County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Officers received a complaint about inhuman animal care at a residence in the 200 block of Towhee Drive, where a registered nonprofit resides according to a database of nonprofit organizations. The 161 cats and 15 dogs removed from the property were all in various states of health, according to HCSO officia...