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| Woman and daughter neglected cats | Woman and daughter neglected cats |
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| A 67-year-old woman and her daughter have admitted inflicting suffering on 48 cats kept in squalid conditions at their home in Manchester. | A 67-year-old woman and her daughter have admitted inflicting suffering on 48 cats kept in squalid conditions at their home in Manchester. |
| Joan Adams and Anne, 43, both of Midlothian Street, Clayton, pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering and will be sentenced next month. | Joan Adams and Anne, 43, both of Midlothian Street, Clayton, pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering and will be sentenced next month. |
| RSPCA inspectors discovered the cats living in their own faeces, Manchester Magistrates Court heard. | RSPCA inspectors discovered the cats living in their own faeces, Manchester Magistrates Court heard. |
| They also found two dead kittens in a kitchen cupboard. | They also found two dead kittens in a kitchen cupboard. |
| One of the cats was put down because it had a large tumour in its mouth. | One of the cats was put down because it had a large tumour in its mouth. |
| The RSPCA said the kitchen surfaces, walls, floors and the bath were covered in urine and excrement. | The RSPCA said the kitchen surfaces, walls, floors and the bath were covered in urine and excrement. |
| They also commented on the smell in the property. | They also commented on the smell in the property. |
| The surviving cats are now in the RSPCA's care. | The surviving cats are now in the RSPCA's care. |