[Closed] Strange Subject - Cats and dead animal disposal

Bear in mind than small animals die or are killed all the time. I tend to chuck mine into the recesses of a hedge or bush. Something will feast on it and nature sure knows how to deal with a dead thing. Perhaps in a real urban environment this is not so easy but a quiet walk to the local park after dusk would surely be OK?

The main problem is rabbits at the moment. This morning for example I had 2 brought in before 8am (we only let him out half an hour before then). Its likely there will be more when I get home from work. Small shrews and mice etc get slung and arent really a problem. Its the bigger stuff. I live in a fairly urban area so disposing them elsewhere wouldnt be very easy

Mine go in a bag and into the nearest public waste bin on the street.

Nail their dead carcasses to your house, that'll keep the live ones away.

Eating them isnt an option...
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... Its all food at the end of the day?

Make yer mind up 😉

An acid bath will work fine, except for the gold teeth.

Oops have I said too much?

Kudos if he kills squirrels!

Strap a GoPro to his head and post the results on Vimeo.

Can you put meat in your green bin? We have a brown one for vegetable/garden waste but you can't put meat in it.

Other than that, and sorry if this is a bit obvious, have you tried putting a bell on the cat's collar? You can get them from pet shops and it stopped my friend's cat sneaking up on so many birds and baby rabbits.

Or if it still catches stuff, just put them in a bin bag in your normal wheelie bin, bin ben don't know what's in there then.

Feed them to the cat?

Seems a waste to chuck them in the bin. If the cat won't eat them pull out it's claws and teeth. Problem solved.

You lucky bugger. Ours never brings us anything dead or alive, I'm starting to think he doesn't love us 🙁

I'm told that slinging them in my septic tank will mean I never need to get it emptied.

Bag then black bin.

We have 2 cats and one is currently on cage rest with a broken pelvis. The other has been really considerate, I think, and fetches the caged one live birds to play with.

Sort of caring...ish.

The "whole" presents get chucked out into the hedge behind my house when the mogpuss isn't looking.

The "part" presents get scooped up and disposed of in food waste.

I'm really not sure why I differentiate.... 😕

Ahhhh bugger. My neighbour just bought 2 damn big fluffy rabbits. Living I a hutch in her garden. My cat doesn't know yet. Any suggestions? This could get awkward

You could keep your cat indoors like any responsible owner would to avoid decimating the local wildlife.

I leave my "kills" in the garden, the fox takes them within a couple of days usually.

Trebuchet

As above; buy a bell collar if one not fitted already.

If they're alive I wring their necks (which often decapitates them) and then bung them in the wheelie bin. Last bird they brought in put up one hell of a fight with blood up the walls, windows, all over window sills and was still alive (although unable to fly). Kitchen looked like a scene from CSI....

Put a bell on your cat's collar and the local birdlife will thank you.

Both our cats have bells, doesn't seem to make any difference....

I think I'd stick with the 'food waste' line

Worth remembering that dead animals in the highway is usually a council responsibility though 😉

My little guy had his balls lopped off yesterday so I look forward to the day he forgives me and brings me his catch.

He's not too happy, so could be a while.

I send ours to Kirk Pacenti.

Rusty Spanner - Member
I send ours to Kirk Pacenti.

🙂

He's already on the 'Campaign for Real Wheels' list for very, very intensive re-education.

We shall be removing 1.5 inches from each of his limbs.
See how he likes having to buy all new kit just so everything fits properly.

All trophy mice not eaten by the cat get placed on top of a fence post from where the local magpies take them away after only a few minutes.

Sky burial.

Mine usually eat what they bring in, if not it just goes in a tied carrier bag in the normal rubbish bin

As an animal lover the best thing is to kill the cat - or find a better bell.

Strange but daily matter here. Morning consists of overarm launches with small shovel of dead mice into the woods from back yard. Can't see point of putting into bin/disposal system.

Cats are perfectly capable of stalking without their bells jingling, by the time they pounce it's too late and a single jingle from a bell will have no more effect on their intended prey than their sudden visual presence.

Kill the cat then.

Is there not a battery bell that beeps every second or whatever? If not I'm going to the Dragons with that one.

My Westie cornered and killed a cat in our garden. That corner of the garden (a bush) stank for a week then nothing. I wasn't bloody moving it and its nature/a dog/cats nature so couldn't blame the dog. Previously he'd killed two birds in the garden.

round here you just leave your dead in the middle of the lawn for the kites.

that said i exact revenge for the wildlife via catapult (why else would it be called that) or rental dobermann.

Hora, can I borrow your Westie for the weekend?

You could have but after the cat, he went onto fight a Staff, bit the Staff's owner (who stupidly put her hands in at the business end to seperate them) then attacked my (then) young son at which point I rehomed him with a westie owner who promptly overfed him to the point he doesn't move much these days 😕

The funny thing is there were only two types of dogs that he wouldn't fight- Yorkshire Terriers and Border Terriers. Why?!!

All of those would fit within the acceptable limits for going in the residual bin, typically the limit is around 3-5kgs per carcass. Although if you're putting a lot out expect to get some complaints. This takes up a surprising amount of time when negotiating waste contracts.

It isn't suitable for the green bin as the carcasses are class 1 or 2 ABPs under the relevant regulations and the treatment facility will only be licensed for class 3.

Hora, can I borrow your [s]Westie[/s] brain for the weekend?

I know some Med students that would love to study it.

Just UPS it up when you have a minute.

Hora, Did you keep the receipt or trade him in for something more compliant?

Don't feed the cat...he'll eat them. It's good for him, in fact, it's the best diet he can get.

Didn't feed our cat for 4 days when he caught a pheasant.

If a cat bought me a pheasant back reckon I'd be eating that.

Hora, can I borrow your [s]Westie[/s] brain for the weekend?

I thought this was going to be the (possibly apocryphal) sledge directed at Phil Tuffnell: "Hey Tuffers, lend me your brain - I'm building an idiot"

Ahhhh bugger. My neighbour just bought 2 damn big fluffy rabbits. Living I a hutch in her garden. My cat doesn't know yet. Any suggestions? This could get awkward

Yeah muzzle it or keep it indoors. Us dog owners have to and if a dog threatens livestock it can be shot on sight. But nooooo when you blow a cat away with 00 buckshot people get upset.

Just as someone above suggested, keep them hungry and they'll tidy it up themselves.
My cat, a big ginger boy called MacGregor stalks dogs. So far, they've all proven to be faster runners... and the neighbour with a shitzsu keeps it on a lead when walking around the farm.

fasthaggis - Member
Hora, can I borrow your Westie brain for the weekend?
I know some Med students that would love to study it.

Just UPS it up when you have a minute.

Do you understand the concept of on-topic and on-topic reply?

Back under your bridge.

If a cat bought me a pheasant back reckon I'd be eating that.

Rabbits could certainly be fed to the cat (cut up if needed).