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.

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

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.