Pensioner, 90, leaves feral cats to breed in her squalid backyard – as animal activists beg the public to adopt the FORTY kittens before they're 'murdered' by the council
- Elderly woman took in dozens of strays who bred and had litters of kittens
- Home in Sydney's eastern suburbs is overrun with cats in a 'sad situation'
- Photos show a squalid backyard, dirty carpet and precariously stacked boxes
- Animal lovers have tried to help the woman by sterilising cats but more came
Dozens of cats living in a squalid home could be euthanised after their elderly owner allowed the animals to run wild and breed.
The house in Kingsford, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, is home to as many as 40 out-of-control felines in need of rescue.
A 90-year-old woman who lives at the home is said to have taken in many of the stray cats, which then produced litters of kittens.
A squalid home full of feral cats could be euthanised after its elderly owner allowed the animals to run wild and breed
Photos show dozens of cats frolicking among decrepit pieces of furniture, eating from food bowls left on the dirty carpet.
Boxes are precariously stacked on top of each other as the cats walk below on the faeces-covered ground.
An animal rescue group claims Randwick Council plans to euthanise the cats unless they can find new homes by Tuesday.
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'They do not deserve a death sentence so I am appealing to the public to help me help these innocent souls,' it said.
'This is very distressing for me as I believe every animal deserves to live!! But come Tuesday if cats are still at this property they will be trapped and murdered.'
Vanessa Covic claimed she and another animal rescue group repeatedly tried to help the old woman, even paying to sterilise all her cats two years ago.
The house in Kingsford, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, is home to as many as 40 out-of-control felines in need of rescue
Photos show dozens of cats frolicking among decrepit pieces of furniture, eating from food bowls left on the dirty carpet
'Unfortunately she wouldn't advise us when new cats came along as she enjoyed having the kittens around and it quickly grew out of control again,' she said.
'She was very attached to them but much to their detriment. It's sad to see where this situation got to.'
The group has urged animal rescue group RSPCA to investigate the matter and for animal lovers to adopt a cat and offer up their places as forever homes.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted RSPCA and Randwick Council for comment.
A 90-year-old woman who lives at the home is said to have taken in many of the stray cats, which then produced litters of kittens
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