Residents call out cat-astrophic neighbourhood overrun by felines

Few people take a stroll down Hunter Street, in an outer suburb of Newcastle anymore.

It's a well maintained street of renovated homes, it's just the place stinks.

"We live like this 24/7," local resident Tracy said.

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"We try to keep our windows shut as much as possible," another resident, Sarah, said.

It's not that the smell has anything to do with the heavy industry associated with Newcastle.

No, it comes from something far more benign: cats.

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The normally lovable pet isn't so welcome 'round these parts. Namely because there's so many of them.

"They're breeding all the time; one gave birth yesterday under my home," a disgruntled local said.

There's a cat lover living in number 20 and on the day we visited, there were dozens to be seen.

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Because of the cold weather, there were many more inside the old home, where "the cat lady" lives.

"We don't hate cats,'' Sarah, who lives a few doors down, said.

"It's just there are so many and they urinate all over our properties and cars day and night."

"It's disgusting,'' Greg said.

"It's just not right."

Locals have complained to Newcastle City Council but their cat policy is all too hard for them, with their website blatantly admitting, "we will no longer be dealing with this type of request".

Dog problems are fine though.

So the cats keep breeding at number 20 and "there's nothing we can do about it", Sarah said.

"These cats are not locked up and allowed to roam the streets causing havoc," Linday said.

"My car and house, like everyone else, is sprayed in urine all the time. The best days are when it rains," Tracy said.

"Then we have a reprieve from the smell."