A Brevard County neighborhood is being overrun with feral cats, leaving neighbors in a stinky, helpless situation.
It's become a fight against felines.
"They're on our block, the next block over. They're everywhere," said neighbor Carey Beam.
"When you see all the mulch scratched out and the droppings, you know it's bad at that point," said her husband Ben Yeargin.
Beam and Yeargin are fed up with an estimated 100 stray cats roaming their River Heights neighborhood.
The animals are leaving their waste all over the place, making for an awful smell. There are even paw prints on their truck.
Some neighbors are forced to put plastic fencing over their flower beds and grass to protect them.
Many of the cats are mangy and look unhealthy, even diseased, and keep reproducing.
"The little kittens are having kittens," said Beam.
So why is this happening?
"Good intended people who live in the neighborhood, that think they are doing some good work by feeding the cats," Beam said.
They said one couple keeps many cats inside their home and leave food out for any other cats to find.
We knocked on the door for a comment, but there was no answer.
Neighbors said they've tried everything -- contacting their local government officials and even feline rescue groups.
They said Animal Services has paid several visits, but weren't able to trap any.
"Animal Control tried to step in and try and trap them,” Yeargin said. “Whether it was a half valiant effort I don't know, or all they could do, I don't know. But certainly more needs to be done.”
We called Brevard Animal Services for comment on the situation in the neighborhood but haven't heard back.
According to the county, there is not an ordinance specifying the number of cats on, around or within one's property or home.