My street STINKS after a neighbour has allowed it to be overrun with cats – they break into our homes & steal our food

FURIOUS neighbours have hit out at a pet lover who has let her cats take over their street – and turned it into a giant stinking litter tray. The raging residents in Newcastle, Australia, claim the cats break into their homes and steal their food, and complain that the stench of the cat urine and faeces is overpowering. Neighbours have hit out at a woman who has let the cats take over the streetNine Furious locals claim the cats urinate everywhere – leaving the neighbourhood stinkingNine Neighbours said they have lost count of how many cats belong to the ownerNine They constantly see the animals roaming the streets and hanging out in their gardensNine Neighbours said they have lost count of how many cats belong to the owner, but said they constantly see the animals roaming the streets and hanging out in their gardens. One neighbour on Hunter Street told A Current Affair: “We live like this 24/7. It needs to stop.” Another concerned resident said: “The smell, go out the back and smell up the drive… it’s just terrible and she doesn’t feed them.” And the situation escalates at night when the cats wander the streets and cause havoc in neighbouring gardens. Read more neighbour rows NASTY NEIGHBOUR My neighbour from hell terrorised us for YEARS - now she must pay us £200k CUT IT OUT My neighbour wants me to pay to cut THEIR tree, I'm fuming The locals claim the pets leave faeces all over their outdoor furniture. “It’s disgusting, the smell is always there… I prayed for rain cause it will wash it away,” a neighbour said. Other residents said the cats will come into the house if any doors or windows are left ajar. Another added: “I know some of the neighbours have had cats giving birth under their houses.” Most read in News BLOODBATH Tourist, 68, dies after having arm & leg ripped off by SHARK in Sharm El Sheikh SEASIDE SLUM How seaside town next to millionaires' row became South's 'drug capital' SHOW ME THE MONEY Worker vanishes after being wrongly paid £150k - 300 times his salary STREETS OF RAGE MMA fighter takes on two men in mass brawl while cheered on by glam boxer GLITCH IN THE MATRIX Man uncovers 'secret lair' UNDER train station in jaw-dropping find SHOW & TELL I'm on Babestation - here's what it's like to strip on TV & the weird requests According to reports, the frustrated neighbours have complained to Newcastle City Council about the ongoing issue. But the council said it would not be dealing with the cat problem. A post on their website said: “We will no longer be dealing with this type of request.” Meanwhile, a pensioner was left furious after his neighbour put up a 6ft-tall fence between their gardens. Peter Laver, 73, returned from a weekend away to find neighbour Nicholas Williams had put up the structure. Read More on The Sun BLAND TO CHIC How to accessorise like a pro for every occasion - and why less is more moneybags Gemma Collins shows off mind-blowing designer shopping spree And a man told how he is homeless because the council only offered him a flat that doesn’t allow pets after he rowed with his neighbours. Jeff Reeves and his three beloved dogs – Saxon, JC and Roxy – were thrown out on the streets two months ago when he refused to abandon them.