WATERLOO, Neb. (AP) — Officials have seized 21 cats and three dogs from an eastern Nebraska home after a neighbor complained about a nauseating smell.

Court documents say 50-year-old Athena Nielsen, of Waterloo, was cited for improper living conditions and too many animals. Local ordinances prohibit residents from owning more than three dogs and five cats.

Nielsen initially avoided authorities when they responded to the complaint. At another visit, Nielsen told them she owned only seven cats and two dogs.

Police obtained a search warrant and returned on Jan. 30, when they found the 24 animals. They were taken to the Nebraska Humane Society in Omaha.

Officials say one dog was euthanized and some cats were sick, but most have been adopted.

Online court records don’t list an attorney for Nielsen.