PALMDALE - Animal control officers found 104 dogs living in a feces- and urine-stained home later declared unfit for habitation because of shattered windows, broken pipes and a damaged roof.

Fifty-seven dogs were impounded and property owner Linda Papineau, 48, was ordered to find new homes for another 45 dogs by Jan. 30. Papineau was cited for operating an illegal kennel.

The impounded animals are too aggressive for adoption, officials said.

"They have the wild type demeanor," said Michelle Roache, Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control deputy director.

Code enforcement officers went to the house Tuesday to serve a warrant for the property having more than the maximum two dogs allowed as well as various health and safety concerns.

Officer Chuck McKaughan said the animals were emaciated and there were "large accumulations of fecal matter" and the stench of urine inside the home.

"General conditions were not sanitary," McKaughan said.

Papineau said she rescued the abandoned dogs, adding many of the dogs she takes in are malnourished when she finds them.

"It takes a while to recover. They don't recover overnight," Papineau said.

McKaughan confirmed there was plenty of food on hand for the dogs.

"She's well-intended perhaps," he said.

Papineau said she bought her 2.5 acres in 1986 when it was outside city limits and zoned for agriculture, which permitted kennels. The land was annexed by the city sometime in the 1990s and the area was rezoned, she said.

Building & Safety inspector Bud Davis posted a sign on her property stating it is not inhabitable until repaired. Papineau can be at the home to care for her dogs but cannot sleep there, officials said.