A Southern California woman was arrested after leaving over 100 cats inside a U-Haul in a parking lot, according to the Merced County Sheriff's Office.

A Long Beach woman was arrested over the weekend in Merced County on suspicion of 93 counts of animal cruelty after 134 cats – 28 of them dead – were found in a U-Haul van in extreme heat without food or water in Santa Nella, a small central California city along the 5 Freeway, authorities said.

Santa Nella reached highs of 99 degrees Fahrenheit on June 29, the day the cats were found, which can be deadly for animals trapped inside a vehicle. What To Know. Deputy Ross of