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| Woman and daughter neglected cats | Woman and daughter neglected cats |
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| A mother and daughter kept 48 cats in squalid conditions at their house in Manchester, a court heard. | A mother and daughter kept 48 cats in squalid conditions at their house in Manchester, a court heard. |
| The bodies of two dead kittens were also found in a kitchen cupboard at the house in Midlothian Street, Clayton, Manchester, by RSPCA inspectors. | The bodies of two dead kittens were also found in a kitchen cupboard at the house in Midlothian Street, Clayton, Manchester, by RSPCA inspectors. |
| Joan Adams, 67, admitted causing unnecessary suffering at Manchester Magistrates' Court. | Joan Adams, 67, admitted causing unnecessary suffering at Manchester Magistrates' Court. |
| Anne Adams, 43, was not in court but a guilty plea was entered on her behalf. They will be sentenced on 4 February. | Anne Adams, 43, was not in court but a guilty plea was entered on her behalf. They will be sentenced on 4 February. |
| The court heard from RSPCA chief inspector Cathy Hyde, who inspected the property on 18 March last year. | The court heard from RSPCA chief inspector Cathy Hyde, who inspected the property on 18 March last year. |
| She said: "The conditions these cats were living in were absolutely shocking. | She said: "The conditions these cats were living in were absolutely shocking. |
| The surviving cats are now in the RSPCA's care | The surviving cats are now in the RSPCA's care |
| "The smell was so strong that it made your eyes sting. | "The smell was so strong that it made your eyes sting. |
| "Every surface was covered in faeces or wet with urine. | "Every surface was covered in faeces or wet with urine. |
| "Cats are notoriously clean animals, but they were filthy. | "Cats are notoriously clean animals, but they were filthy. |
| "Most of the conditions they were suffering from were as a direct result of that squalor." | "Most of the conditions they were suffering from were as a direct result of that squalor." |
| The court heard that the cats were deprived of veterinary care and three of them had to be put down. | The court heard that the cats were deprived of veterinary care and three of them had to be put down. |
| The discovery of the kitten corpses in the kitchen cupboard was not part of the RSPCA prosecution because their cause of death could not be proved. | The discovery of the kitten corpses in the kitchen cupboard was not part of the RSPCA prosecution because their cause of death could not be proved. |
| The surviving cats were signed over to the care of the RSPCA. | The surviving cats were signed over to the care of the RSPCA. |
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| Magistrates heard one cat had to be put down on the premises |