WATCH: House transformed into “disgusting” kitten farm swamped with faeces by tenant owing £12,000
Cat faeces covered the house
A terraced house was transformed into an “absolutely disgusting” kitten farm swamped with cat faeces by a tenant who abandoned the property owing the landlord £12,000.
The homeowner was left horrified to discover the house he rented to a woman in Locks Heath was left “absolutely trashed”.
A video captured by a friend of the landlord revealed the extent of the shocking mess in the property in Monarch Close. The clip shows a large amount of cat poo in the bath, faeces covering the floor in the bedroom, bathroom, lounge and kitchen - where there is also rat droppings. Numerous cat trays “overflowing” with defecation were also left dumped.
Rubbish is seen strewn across all areas of the house including on the stairs with mould and cat waste stained into the carpets.
The friend was taking a video to show the owner the state of his house as he now lives in Cornwall. In the recording, the pal says: “Sorry mate your place has been absolutely trashed. It’s horrendous.”
Providing a running commentary as he walks through the house, the friend says it “beggars belief” and that he had “never seen anything like it in his life”. He went on to say how the tenant was “living like an animal” with it “absolutely horrendous”.
The tenant moved into the property in October 2024 and for six months was paying her rent before things started going “downhill”.
The landlord, who does not want to be named, said: “It started last year after I had been renting the house out to her for a number of months. It started with late or missing rent then there was little to no communication on what was happening.
“Towards the back end of the year this kitten farm must have been fully set up and running. By September she was served an eviction notice but it took until February this year to remove her fully.
“Essentially there is no information on what she is doing now or where she went. I did essentially get confirmation that she was working in a pub but unable to confirm how regular she was in there. Police don’t want to know.
“I am struggling with neighbours not fully corroborating on the smell, noise and people going back and forth to the property as I now longer live locally to check on it fully.”
The landlord estimates he has lost around £12,000 in unpaid rent on top of the cost of paying a specialist firm to carry out cleaning for biological waste and to fumigate the property over the course of five days.
But despite efforts to restore the house to what it was, he said he is still unable to rent out the property because of the mess left. “The faeces and urine are hard to get rid of so I can’t rent it out until it is sorted. It still smells badly and the smell sticks to your clothes,” he said.
The homeowner said he has been left irritated by his predicament. “It’s frustrating to not be able to get any compensation or be able to prosecute. Even with landlord insurance there is less than a 50 per cent chance of getting anything back,” he said.
“She could just go elsewhere and do the same. It’s really annoying,” he said.
A police spokesperson said: “We received a report on Saturday 21 March 2026 of criminal damage at an address on Monarch Close, Fareham.
“Officers exhausted all reasonable lines of enquiry and the investigation has now been filed pending any further information coming to light.”
An RSPCA spokesperson said: “Unfortunately, we are unable to discuss complaints about specific people and what action may have been taken. We understand how frustrating that is for animal lovers but releasing information could prejudice a future prosecution or could lead to us being fined.
“We are so grateful to people who report suspected animal suffering to us and we would like to reassure people we will always look into and, if necessary, investigate any complaints made to us about animal welfare.
“Cat breeding is not formally regulated in England or Wales and there are no proper safeguards in place to protect female cats from being overbred, kept in poor health and giving birth to litters in unsuitable conditions. The RSPCA would like to see cat breeding regulated as it is for dogs, with regular inspections of licensed breeders.
“Anyone who has a welfare concern about a kitten they have purchased, whether it’s relating to poor health or the environment and conditions from which it was purchased, should report them to the RSPCA’s cruelty line on 0300 1234 999.”