Shocking images have emerged of a “family” of rats scavenging for scraps in a food court at a popular shopping centre.
Three shocked women spotted the huge rodents running around Westfield in Parramatta, in Sydney’s west, on Friday.
Video taken by one of the women showed that the empty food court had trash and food packaging from nearby restaurants scattered on the tables.
“There are rats everywhere, all those rats,” he said in the video posted on TikTok.
A second said he would “never eat there again” because the view was so “disgusting”.
“We sit in those chairs and put our feet there, and that’s where they live,” the third woman said.
A second video showed one of the rats appearing to have put its paws on a chicken bone before running away.
The rodent then jumped under a padded sofa before disappearing.
A ‘family’ of rats were caught scavenging for food in shocking footage captured at the Westfield Parramatta food court in western Sydney (pictured)
The images surprised social media users, who were disgusted by the large growth of the rodents and their “thriving” in the shopping center.
“I will never eat there again, I feel bad,” one user wrote.
‘That’s not a rat, it’s a cat! Look how big they are,” a second commented.
“I’m not a picky person but it’s disgusting that those rats are huge,” wrote a third.
Other users said the three women would be surprised to see how many rats appear around any food source in Sydney.
“I’m going to hold your hand when I tell you baby there are rats all over Sydney,” one wrote.
“There are rats wherever there is food or garbage, shopping centers and restaurants are full of them,” said another.
Footage of rats of similar size was filmed in the shopping center in May 2022 and again in July 2021.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Westfield for comment.