Easy. Get a cat of your own. Sorted.
i'd love to get a cat of my own....we used to have loads at homw when i was growing up....the wife though is absolutely petrified of animals so its not an option... 🙁
I'd have to agree about cats preferring freshly dug soil. We have a lurcher so cats give the garden a very wide berth. Apart from once a year when the beds are dug over and the y all start sneaking back in. One or two close encounters with Kasper and they stay away again.
Gonzy, please don't consider shooting someone's pet cat - that is a shitty thing to do. I assume you're trollingbut it's pointless trolling your own thread.
that is a shitty thing to do
so is taking a dump in my garden for my kids to find!!...maybe they should teach their cats to use a litter tray!!
i'm only going to fire a few warning shots nearby...but to be honest i doubt this will ever happen as they only come around in the middle of the night...
text only communication innit? Difficult to tell but you did [i]seem[/i] genuine, anyway I didn't exactly flame you for it.Anyway, in all fairness, my initial post was partly tongue in cheek
Increasing the amount of cat shit around just to keep it off your lawn still seems silly tho. Thought cat faeces was like dog's, ie pretty nasty stuff in it, but unlike dog owners cat owners [i]seem[/i] to be immune from responsibility. Never heard of someone being fined for their cat crapping in public but happy to be proved wrong.
The animals act implies that cats have a "right to roam" as they are not covered under other regulations forcing owners of other animals (e.g. dogs) and lifestock to keep there animals under control, and are generally less likely to cause injury or damage to property. The fact that the animals act does not cover cats also means that they cannot, in law, trespass, and as such the owner cannot be legally responsible for what the cat does outside of their property.
The "right to roam" is also supported by the Animal welfare act which states that the welfare needs of the animals in your care are met, and one of which includes the need to exhibit normal behavior patterns.
The environmental protection act considers too may cats being kept in a property a nuisance or hazard, but doesn't consider fouling an issue unless it is "significant"
Cats are protected by the Protection of animals act and it's illegal to harm, infuriate or terrify them, as well as administer poison, or injurious substances. Also as cats are considered property, taking one from its owner is considered theft.
Cats are protected by the Protection of animals act and it's illegal to harm, infuriate or terrify them, as well as administer poison, or injurious substances. Also as cats are considered property, taking one from its owner is considered theft.
Would shaving a cat infuriate it? Is permanent marker poisonous??
I have tried the ultrasonic scarers and they can work very well, depending on the individual animal of course.
This seemed to keep most of the crap away most of the time until they managed to slip under the radar & I had to move the repellers round the garden a bit.
The gravel drive was tricky to cover as they would walk under the cars undetected & curl out their turds next to the drivers door GRRRR!!
Now both the neighbours cats are dead the problem has happily subsided.
Would shaving a cat infuriate it?
At the very least it would be criminal damage, alongside animal cruelty.
Is permanent marker poisonous?
Depends on the solvent and dye makeup of the marker.
At the very least it would be criminal damage, alongside animal cruelty.
So why is it perfectly legal to allow an apex predator to roam completely free to kill protected species of native birds?
Last time I checked, cats dont generally hunt by shaving and drawing on their prey. Lack of thumbs and basic artistic skills you see.
Although if they do, it would explainmy I can never find my sharpies at home and am always charging my beard trimmer...
shooting a cat will not stop it shttng in your garden, a cat has no idea what a gun or a pellet is or that the pain inflicted is supposed to be a deterrent. Once healed they will be back to reclaim the territory that other cats have claimed as their own in its absence they will do this by leaving LOTS of shts on top of the other cats shts,,,,, that's a lot of shts.
I have grown large bushes in the corners and use fine bark around them as the cats tend to like to poop in private behind them, well out of the way of kiddies hands. I also bury chicken wire under my soil and put fine 'sweet pea' type netting around my beds in the summer, it doesn't look great but I have accepted that i will never ever stop every cat in the area from shttg in my garden i can only try to prevent it.
if anybody is thinking of shooting a cat please remember that this animal could be the one thing that brightens a pensions day or be a pet loved by child. shooting it will not make a difference but cause great upset for the owners who have no control over the cats toilet habits.
if anybody is thinking of shooting a cat please remember that this animal could be the one thing that brightens a pensions day or be a pet loved by child. shooting it will not make a difference but cause great upset for the owners who have no control over the cats toilet habits.
don't worry i wasn't being serious about shooting at any cats...i like them too much...still working on convincing the wife about getting a kitten to help overcome her fear of animals...the gun is for shooting practice with the neighbour's young son... 😆
Why don't the effing retards who insist on having a cat buy a rabbit instead.
I like rabbits.
Growing garlic doesn't work - or I have french cats here in ireland.
However I've taken a long term view and started to grow a lot of lillies.
Why not just use a super soaker? I'm sure it'll have an effect.
TBH this all seems pretty silly to me - Lion Poo extract is well proven and cheap, does not require injuring an animal minding it's own business and doesn't require you hanging around waiting!
Duuuude - Live and let [s]live[/s] crap.
I'd rather the protected bird species that I spend a lot of money to encourage to breed in my wood were allowed to live and crap, rather than some latch-key predator that some 30-something divorced primary school teacher has decided to buy as a surrogate boyfriend.
if anybody is thinking of shooting a cat please remember that this animal could be the one thing that brightens a pensions day or be a pet loved by child. shooting it will not make a difference but cause great upset for the owners who have no control over the cats toilet habits.
Cat owners have complete control over their pets' toilet habits.
just cover the afflicted part of the garden in orange/ tangerine peel.
cats wont go near citrus smells.
best to suggest to neighbour that he/ she gets some sand delivered from builders merchant to their backyard (space permitting) as continued use of soil by cats ususlly results in their moggie becoming infested with worms.
I attached gripper rods to all my fences when the kids were young, seem to stop them coming into the garden.
Now I don't worry, as if its not my dogs crapping in my garden its my neighbours dogs or one of the many folk walking past dogs (we are on a long-distance footpath) or the foxes or the cats or even the bloody horse from next door 🙂
Just have a cat-cull.
With two small children to worry about and some well tended raised beds I got annoyed with the mad French witch next door and her four cats. Our garden was their loo.
So, I started lobbing the shite back over next door. It didn't bother me if she was sun bathing in the garden either.
The problem was solved within a couple of months when she moved house.
Job(bie) done.
I have got one of those ultrasonic things. Worked from day one. No more cats! The batteries have died and they still do not come back! Mwahmwahahmwaha!
I got the Amazon sonic deterrent, it works 🙂
However its not effective on foxes, and rabbits just due a funny jump when it comes and and then ignore it.
[i]Why don't the effing retards who insist on having a cat buy a rabbit instead.
I like rabbits.[/]
I refer you back to the fox issue. My rabbit run isn't fox proof it appears. The remaining rabbit is stupid/fearless and will stretch up the window of the shed whilst a slavering dog is turning itself inside out on the other side.
To cat owners or those with cat problems...just turn over a far corner of the garden once in a while and you may find the cats choose that over your lawn.
just turn over a far corner of the garden once in a while and you may find the cats choose that over your lawn
Or get a sand pit.....
The private school across the road from us has a sandpit and our cat won't do his business anywhere else, much to the delight of our neighbours, who don't have any mess in their gardens and who don't like the spoil little brats who go to the school. 8)
Trap the cat & deliver back to owner with...
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The more I read from cat owners, the more I realise what a bunch of selfish, arrogant, irresponsible twunts they are.
You must get very tired jumping to all those conclusions.
Takisawa2 - be sure to post up a PSA for when those cat-carriers arrive in Lidl/Aldi will yer...will get two.
Shibboleth - The phrase "like herding cats" didn't come about for no reason. It's because case are, at best, only ever a small step from being feral and as such can be a law unto themselves. The vast majority of pet owners are responsible human beings. Should I regard all dog owners as selfish idiots because one git lets his dog piss on my motorbike cover? Nah, didn't think so.
In response to the OP - The problem with shooting at cats with a gun of any sort is that if the irate cat owner sees you and calls the police you're likely to get a raid from armed police, a night or more in the cells and a criminal record. I speak from experience, having called the cops on one such neighbour (had I known armed response cops would arrive mob handed and close our street before kicking the guys door in I would have simply called round to the guy in person and made my displeasure known).
Water works a treat - cats hate water, and aren't daft. No cat owner in the world will object to their moggy being ejected from the premesis in this manner.
Also, if you want to make doubly sure a fox isn't involved (as cats will almost always bury their poop), spray a wee drop vinegar in the affected areas. Cats, dogs and foxes all dislike the smell. Job done! (or not, hopefully!) 🙂
Also, if you want to make doubly sure a fox isn't involved (as cats will almost always bury their poop), spray a wee drop vinegar in the affected areas. Cats, dogs and foxes all dislike the smell. Job done! (or not, hopefully!)
Really?
I'm going to get some flammable vinegar and we'll see...
grantway - i'm not THAT fat.. 😉
update: i installed the sonic repeller on Thursday evening...the following morning there was just the one deposit of cat poop....Saturday morning fared better as there was just a little wet patch in the gravel where the cat had taken a leak...but since then we have not had any more visits...so it seems like its working...
how to stop cats pooping in my garden...
Get a Raven?
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/raven-1-cat-0
The vast majority of pet owners are responsible human beings.
How can you possibly say they're responsible when they turn the things out to roam free???
The only responsible cat owners are the ones that keep their cats indoors where they can do no harm.
A cat roaming free can kill birds, defaecate in childrens' gardens, sandpits and cause all manner of problems for other people, including spreading disease and endangering health. How can it be "responsible" to allow that?
My garden is around 1 acre, so it's rather difficult to protect it with a Super Soaker! However, a .22 rimfire rifle works a treat, and I have no quarms whatsoever about using it to rid my property of the scourge of irresponsible, selfish twunts' cats.
"How can you possibly say they're responsible when they turn the things out to roam free???"
Um....because doing so isn't irresponsible? Imagine, the front of pet owners caring about their pets and letting out. Still, my humble apologies for helping contribute to the world not being quite to your liking or convenince.
"A cat roaming free can kill birds, defaecate in childrens' gardens, sandpits and cause all manner of problems for other people, including spreading disease and endangering health. How can it be "responsible" to allow that?"
A car driving down the road could become uncontrolled and knock someone over, killing them. A bike could hit a walker, injuring them. How irresponsible is that? Ha ha ha... Seriously, you need to take a good hard look at yourself. Letting a cat out isn't "allowing" anything. The world works by people trying to live beisde others and actually colaborating. Like the OP was trying to do.
"My garden is around 1 acre, so it's rather difficult to protect it with a Super Soaker! However, a .22 rimfire rifle works a treat, and I have no quarms whatsoever about using it to rid my property of the scourge of irresponsible, selfish twunts' cats"
2 things here - No1, that comment could get you a visit from the police. You've just admitted to breaking the law. No2, it might also get you beaten limp by a cat owner who finds their pet injured or killed by your intolerance.
Do you shoot at birds because they eat worms? Or are your value judgements always as subjective? Projecting human values onto animals or expecting human values of animals is preposterously stupid.
Does anybody know if they've got him to start taking his medication again? I do hope so. For everyone's sake 😯
Contender for the world's unhappiest man, right there.
UPDATE: Its now been 5 months since i installed the sonic cat repeller and in that time i've not found any more evidence of them using the garden as a toilet...so i can confidently say the cat repeller works!!
I just googled pooing animal repellants and it directed me back to STW! 5 appearing in my garden, which I discovered after finding one on my back wheel. I have a chilli sauce which I haven't got on with (bitter astringent taste) and was going to chuck it out. Well I have now, just all over the lawn! Hopefully it'll keep the poo-fiends away.
Or they'll end up with the squits!
Ultrasonic doodah worked for me too, batteries been dead for ages and still no poo- guess the cats know its a no poo zone.
I'm loving the garlic suggestion as next doors cat dug mine up and shat in the hole last night.