Seven children have been removed from a metro home by Child Protective Services. Police say the children were being neglected. Their father tells a different story.

The outside of Richard Dye's house is quiet now. The slides, pinwheels and miniature houses are empty after Child Protective Services removed the children who lived here

Richard says, "I can understand the role of CPS in cases where kids are in danger but my kids are not in danger."

We asked Dye to take us on a tour of the home where police say they found maggots, feces and clothing used as toilet paper causing them to remove the children. He agreed.

While showing us his son's room he said, "Yeah it's a little messy but it's a kid's room."

Dye says his children were removed after he missed an appointment with CPS to discuss complaints about his home

Dye says their dog Sadie is a prime example of how police reports got his case wrong. In police reports, they claim that Sadie is emaciated but according to the Dye, she's actually missing a leg and the reason that she's thin is that her vet says she's simply not allowed to be overweight.

The small home is filled with things. Dye says he's a packrat. But it is a home with beds for every one of the seven children.

Dye says, "People say, 'well, you don't have much.' And I say, well, I'm the richest man in the world because I've got my kids. And now for the past two weeks I've felt so poor because my kids aren't here."

Channel Six News spoke with a representative from Child Protective Services on Monday. They are prevented from commenting on the specifics of this case.

The family is receiving supervised visitation with the children. Richard Dye has hired a lawyer and he says he intends to fight to get them back. That decision will be up to a judge and might take some time.