The 10-year-old girl and 6-year-old boy are in the care of a foster parent tonight and the father is facing a charge of child endangerment.

Sheriff Fred Abdalla said me he did not arrest the mother because she is pregnant with the couples third child.

"I told the parent you want live like pigs, live like pigs, but these kids don't have a choice to live in filth.. It's not right," said Sheriff Abdalla.

Cigarettes butts were sprawled throughout the house, rat traps placed in the kitchen, and a sink overflowing with dishes.

That's just some of the things Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said he found when he went to the Amsterdam home, after a tip from a neighbor, just days before Christmas.

Sheriff Abdalla said the parents saw no problem with the conditions

"The grandfather was there too and i asked him twice how can you let you're grandchildren live in this filth? He just shrugged his shoulders, I couldn't believe it, I've seen worse but this is in my top five," said Sheriff Abdalla.

Sheriff Abdalla said neither parents work, but take in more than$2,000 a month.

The sheriff said his heart was broken and if it wasn't for a concerned neighbor the children wouldn't have had a Christmas.

"If you know children are living in condtions like this, call us... let us know, this is abuse. If you think it's not you're problem, well, you are just as guilty as them," said Sheriff Abdalla.

The sheriff said he'll make sure the kids never call a house like that home again. The sheriff provided gift cards so the children could have some Christmas presents and the fosters parents are providing a warm bed.

He would not release the name of the father to protect the identity of the children.