The dozens of cats and dogs found in unhygienic condition at a Virar flat, from where the police had recovered decomposed bodies of three pets on Monday, have been rescued. Hands That Heal, a Navi Mumbai-based NGO, on Tuesday took away the 31 cats and 11 dogs, said the police on Wednesday.

The police are now awaiting the post-mortem report of the three pets whose carcasses were found in the flat rented by Shehnaz Jani on Monday. They will take further action against Jani, who was booked under the Animal Cruelty Act, after receiving the post-mortem report.