Bainbridge Island police investigated a case of alleged animal cruelty after conducting a welfare check on an island woman and discovering the remains of three deceased animals, thought to be goats, on her property.

At about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, police visited the woman’s residence in response to a welfare check regarding an unconscious person inside a blue SUV that was parked there, according to a Bainbridge police report. They found the woman inside the vehicle, but she did not respond to them initially.

According to the police report, the officer was “very familiar” with the woman, 56, after having to “deal with her last week on an animal cruelty detail.”

The SUV was “still full of garbage from when I contacted [her] last week,” according to the officer’s report. “I could also smell the strong aroma of rotting food and garbage from inside her vehicle.”

The driver’s window was down about 3 inches, and police got the woman to offer one-word responses to their questions. Her eyes were glassy, her face was puffy, her hands were swollen and she kept putting her head down.

Paramedics evaluated the woman and she was ultimately taken to the hospital for “an unknown medical issue.”

Police then checked the property, as animal control was known to be still looking for a couple of goats the woman owned that were unaccounted for.

They found the “skeletal remains” of one animal near the front door of the home, which was unlocked.

Inside, they found garbage on the floor, a 5-gallon bucket that had been used as a toilet, which was “full of human waste,“ as well as two large cages.

One was empty. In the other, they found the remains of two animals, which appeared to be goats.

“The animals were mummified,” according to the police report.

No other people or animals were found on the mid-island property.

The report was forwarded to an animal control officer who will reportedly seek a warrant to remove the deceased animals and forward a final report to the prosecutor.