It shouldn’t be a dead link, it says what to use as href value
Turn the image into a link by surrounding it with necessary element tags. Use
https://freecatphotoapp.comas the anchor’shrefattribute value.
I’ve edited your post for readability. When you enter a code block into a forum post, please precede it with a separate line of three backticks and follow it with a separate line of three backticks to make it easier to read.
You can also use the “preformatted text” tool in the editor (</>) to add backticks around text.
See this post to find the backtick on your keyboard.
Note: Backticks (`) are not single quotes (').