Police are searching for the owner of several abandoned cats, according to the department's Facebook page.

On December 29 at 1:15 a.m., an officer on patrol discovered the cats in the area of Sol-E-Mar in South Dartmouth. They were found still in their carriers, police said.

The Facebook post described the cats as "extremely friendly and love attention."

Those with information about the cats' owner are asked to contact Dartmouth Animal Control at (508) 910-1840.