Associated Press - November 3, 2009 9:14 PM ET

PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities say a Phoenix woman who operates an animal-rescue service has been arrested on suspicion of animal neglect.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says 61-year-old Diane Habener was taken into custody Tuesday after deputies served search warrants on 2 of Habener's homes.

Deputies say they found as many as 120 animals in what sheriff's officials describe as squalid conditions and without adequate food or water.

Habener has operated Tuffie's Animal Rescue since 2004 and spent much of that time saving dogs and cats from death in animal shelters.

The animals are now in the sheriff's no-kill animal shelter in downtown Phoenix, where they'll remain in quarantine until veterinarians assess their health.

Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com

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