More than three dozen horses have been relocated after investigators became concerned about their health during an annual inspection of a kennel and sanctuary property in Hernando County, Florida.

Investigators from Hernando County Animal Services found a number of dogs and 44 horses at the Kenton Canines Kennel, in Weeki Wachee, said Christina Jenks, operator of the Jenks Ranch and Equine Rescue, in Spring Hill, Florida. At the officials’ request Jenks Ranch personnel began removing the Miniature

Horses, Tennessee Walking Horses, Quarter Horses, and Paso Finos on May 24, she said.

“(The property) was being operated as a kennel, and (it appears) that the operator just kept taking in horses,” Jenks said