A day after finding decomposed carcasses of a cat and a dog, and 35 pets living in unhygienic conditions in a flat, the Virar police are yet to find an NGO that will give shelter to the animals so that they can arrest their owner. The police had, on Monday, booked Shehnaz Jani, 55, who has rented the 3BHK flat in Arnala, on charges of animal cruelty.

"Many NGOs have approached us to provide the 20 cats and 15 dogs veterinary care but none of them have agreed to adopt these animals that are still at Jani's rented flat. We will be able to arrest her only when the animals are shifted to shelter homes," said Arnala senior inspector Appasaheb Lengare.