Animal control officers have seized nearly 200 dogs from two Upstate homes.

Oconee County officials said they seized 152 dogs and one cat from a home on Playground Road near Walhalla Thursday afternoon.

Animal control officers loaded three trucks full of animals and they have made multiple trips so far.

Officers said they had to wear masks in the home because the smell was so bad.

Supervisor Scott Wilson said the animals were extremely crowded with three to four dogs sometimes held in the same 2-foot by 2-foot kennel.

"The animals, they were living in a real bad environment. As for the feces and the smell, enclosed, no ventilation, I mean, it's bad on the animals, period, to live in that, and the fact is, if we don't move them, they're not going to live," Wilson said.

Animal control officers said fleas and ticks were also a problem.

The owners could be charged with ill treatment of animals and violation of the South Carolina Rabies Control Act. They told WYFF News 4's Erin Hartness that they did not mistreat the animals and they can't believe the county took them away.

The Oconee County animal is struggling to cope with the influx of animals, asking other shelters and foster families to help.

"Right now, we are locking animals inside and outside, making one pen into two and we're just trying to make them as comfortable as possible," director Brigette Winkler said.

Elsewhere, Spartanburg County Environmental Control officials took 46 dogs from an Enoree home Thursday morning.

Spartanburg Humane Society Director Joel Warner said the dogs were living in a mobile home under filthy conditions. Warner said that the dogs were being treated for possible parvo, an unknown skin condition, dehydration and malnutrition.

Warner said that despite the conditions, he believed many of the dogs would recover and be available for adoption.

Their owners said they had rescued the dogs and were trying to start a no-kill animal shelter.

"We tend to them. We feed them. We love them, and I want to care for them and to keep them from being killed," Ann Cline said.

The Clines were previously cited for animal cruelty and having no rabies tags.

They now have four days to reclaim their dogs.

"We will sell our automobile. We will give the deed to our land, anything that we can do to get our animals back. We're gonna get our animals back," Cline said.

"We simply cannot ignore violations and we can't ignore animals being treated inhumanely simply because they think they're doing the right thing," Don Arnold, of Spartanburg County Environmental Enforcement, told WYFF News 4's Myra Ruiz.

Warner said that the influx of animals would put a considerable strain on the shelter's resources until more animals can be adopted or euthanized. Warner said currently the Humane Society ends up euthanizing about 60 percent of its animals, and will have to euthanize some animals to make room for the seized dogs.

Officials said no charges have been filed, but the Clines' home has been condemned.