Cats, dogs found dumped in Qld bushland

About 40 cats and seven puppies have been found dumped in southeast Queensland bushland in the past five days, the RSPCA says.

The animal welfare group says the cats - most suffering cat flu and two dead - were found near Woodford northwest of Brisbane and the puppies, one of which had died, were found by a slashing contractor near Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast.

"It's not only sad, it's unbelievably callous and irresponsible," RSPCA Queensland spokesman Michael Beatty said.