Lawmen are looking for the person or persons who dumped more than a dozen animals beside the road within a span of 24 hours in Franklin County.

A box filled with kittens was found on the side of Highway 41A in Winchester this past Tuesday, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

“Franklin County Animal Control and our office is asking for your help identifying the person that dumped these kittens on the side of Highway 41A earlier today,” the sheriff’s department in Franklin County said this past week. “The kittens were left in a box near Day’s Storage.”

Twelve dogs were also found abandoned on the side of the road, the discovery made just a few hours apart.

“If you have dogs or cats that you cannot take care of, you can surrender these animals at our Animal Control Office,” the sheriff’s office revealed.

Aggravated animal cruelty is now a felony in the state of Tennessee.