'It was the most disgusting environment I had ever experienced.'
Sara Whitton kept her two flea-ridden cats at her rubbish and faeces-strewn flat A woman has been banned from keeping animals for five years after her cats were found in the most ‘disgusting environment’ an RSPCA officer had ever seen. Sara Whitton, 52, kept her two flea-ridden cats at her rubbish and faeces-strewn flat in Lupton Walk, Lowedges. One of the animals was suffering from severe dental disease and was missing 16 teeth.
One of the animals was suffering from severe dental disease and was missing 16 teeth On examination, female tabby cat Kiki was found to have several bald patches of alopecia which were self-inflicted due to a severe, untreated flea infestation. The court heard that six days later, Sooty was booked in for a dental procedure under general anaesthetic which revealed severe dental disease was affecting his remaining teeth.