PHOTOS: Brutal animal cruelty caught in Hungarian apartment

A Hungarian woman kept 107 cats and one dog in her 73-square-meter apartment in terrible conditions. Therefore, she appeared before the Pest Central District Court on 22 March on charges of animal cruelty.

The animal rescuers were alerted by the residents of the apartment building

In July 2019, animal rescuers were called to an apartment building in Kőbánya, writes Index. They found 107 cats and one dog in the 73-square-meter apartment in terrible conditions. The residents have been suffering for years because of the stench emanating from the apartment. However, the case only took a turn when a family with small children moved into the immediate neighborhood of the apartment. They could not bear the situation anymore and finally initiated proceedings against the owner.

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The animals were found in extremely poor condition

When the rescuers entered the apartment, they could hardly believe their eyes. A lot of apparently sick, emaciated cats were found all over the stink cave. The floor was covered with ten centimeters of animal excrement, which also got on the walls and furniture. Mags and cockroaches emerged from everywhere, it was impossible to stay in the apartment for long.

Viktória Csikós, managing director of Segítő Angyalok Állatmentés Kft. (Helping Angels Animal Rescue) said that the animals were found in extremely bad condition. Most of them suffered from feline AIDS and leukosis and they were mangy, thin and weak. Several of the rescued cats died, and the dog had to be euthanised due to an illness caused by an infection.