Prosecutors say the squalid conditions inside the home put the children in danger and it was her own daughter who called police.
Officials say the cats inside the home were overcrowded with sparse food and no water.
The cats are at the Woodbury Animal Shelter and will require medical care. Shelter officials are asking for supplies including food, litter, and bath sized towels.
Rescuers say it was clear their person loved them, but the home was unkempt and the dogs never ventured outside the apartment.
Firefighters rushed to the scene where they encountered large amounts of clutter throughout different levels of the home.
Amardeep Singh is charged with violating the Defense Production Act of 1950 by hoarding personal protective equipment at a warehouse in Brentwood and price-gouging customers of his retail store in Plainview.