Did Ryan Edwards lure cats to his property so that he could shoot and kill them?

After the Teen Mom OG dad posted photos of the dead animals on Instagram and told his fans and followers that he had killed them, the Chattanooga’s Humane Educational Society launched an investigation against him.

Following news of the investigation days ago, Edwards reportedly spoke out in his defense, claiming his Instagram tale was completely made up.

“He’s saying he made it up and was just doing it to build hype … He didn’t think he’d get this much aggravation out of it,” Humane Educational Society Director Bob Citrullo told nooga.com on Monday, according to a report by The Ashley's Reality Roundup.

However, as the report stated, the evidence found on Edwards' parent's Tennessee property (where Edwards resides) seemingly proves otherwise. As Citrullo explained, authorities not only found animal remains on the property but also food for the animals.

“If you have a cat problem, you don’t put food all over the place,” he told the site.

After an animal cruelty investigation was launched against him, Edwards made his Instagram account private but recently, he made the account accessible to fans once again. He hasn't, however, shared any new posts on Instagram or Twitter in the last week.

For more of Ryan Edwards and his family, tune into Teen Mom OG season six, which airs every Monday night at 10 p.m. on MTV.