The cats were discovered in cages next to Southern State Parkway on Long Island Thirty cats were found abandoned on the side of the road next to Southern State Parkway near North Massapequa in Long Island on Tuesday,

Thirty cats in cages and carriers were found off the Southern State Parkway. The animals were domesticated, but they appeared abandoned.

It was a jarring discovery made by teenagers who were riding their bikes through the woods next to the Southern State Parkway on Tuesday. “There were like five to 10 cats in the dog crate over here,” said animal rescuer John Debacker who took NBC New York into the woods where he rescued the cats and kittens.