Photos: Indonesian housewife tackles homelessness for 250 feral cats

On the outskirts of suburban Jakarta, housewife Dita Agusta lives with more than 250 cats she has taken in off the streets, creating a shelter for the animals she hopes will one day be adopted. Above: Dita Agusta plays with her cats in Bogor, West Java province

"It is hard to see abandoned cats on the streets," said Dita Agusta, 45. She had wanted to rescue cats since she was a child and saw stray cats running wild around her neighbourhood. Above: Agusta feeds her cats

When Agusta and her husband, Mohamad Lutfi, a catfish farmer, moved four years ago from Bekasi city in West Java to a bigger house in Parung in the same province, south of Jakarta, she was able to take action and began taking in cats. Above: A cat reacts as it is being fed during lunch time at the cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor

Now the couple spends at least one million rupiah ($72) a day to cover the cost of food, medicines and litter for the 250 cats they keep. They also employ a pool of five workers to clean the entire house twice a day to make sure the shelter is hygienic. Above: Dita Agusta feeds her cats during lunch time

Agusta says she does not take in healthy-looking cats, only ones that need help, and expects disabled cats to stay in her shelter forever. A cat lays on a wooden shelf inside a room for cats, at the cat shelter

Agusta also regularly walks throughout her neighbourhood putting down food for every cat she encounters. Above: Cats are pictured in the kitchen of the cat shelter

In Agusta's home, all 250 cats are neutered to contain the population. They are also groomed to ensure they don't create health risks for the surrounding community.

Cats lay on cat scratchers below medals which they won in cat contests, at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province

A groomer and medical technician of a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" prepares vitamin and medicines for the cats in Bogor, West Java province

A cat takes a nap in a kitchen sink at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province

A cat lays on a cat scratcher at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province

Cats are pictured on shelves inside a room for cats, which are ready to be adopted, at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province

A medical technician and groomer gives cat a vitamin treatment at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province

A cat sits on a refrigerator at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province