A man has been banned from owning pets after keeping 24 cats in an unsuitable environment in Brithdir.
Timothy Worel, 47, has been banned from keeping any animals for three years and has been ordered to pay £1,200.
He pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates Court on Tuesday (December 11).
RSPCA inspector Izzi Hignell said: “The environment these cats were living in was unbelievable. The amount of rubbish and faeces there were was just awful. It was absolute chaos. The smell was horrific and it was disappointing that help and advice was not followed so these cats were just living in dirt.
“This is a person who had received advice on this for many months from the RSPCA, Cats Protection and other charities, but failed to make any changes.”
Worel had been keeping the animals in a house on Wellington Terrace between September 11, 2017 and February 27, 2018.
Inspector Hignell added: “We’d very much like to thank Cats Protection Gwent branch for all their work on this case, for removing all the cats from the property and caring for them. It is just so sad to think these cats were living in such an awful environment.”
The cats were taken from the house by Cats Protection Gwent, who took them into their care before being found new homes.