Neighbour threatening my cat - advice please?

helenjg

As far as you're rights to own a cat are concerned than yes the Human Rights Act does say that "Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law."

However..... if you're posession is causing the loss of peaceful enjoyment of other peoples posessions, ie you're cat is upsetting the nieghbours enjoyment of their posession (ie house/garden) then I would say that in principal you're in the wrong.

sporedude

Anyone else think that Helenjg is being a total troll? just me? Raise your hand now.

helenjg

Little_Chicken wrote: »

I'm afraid you're wrong. There are cats that are native to Scotland.

DOMESTIC CATS!

*bangs head on desk*

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

To the OP,hope you can sort your lovely neighbour out.
As far as this thread goes.I always have to laugh at the anti cat brigade.It realy shows the arrogance of man,after all we're so blooming perfect as a species are'nt we.We never kill or destroy or make a mess do we.
Just for the record I don't mind the cats(although I don't have any myself) coming into my garden.I've even got a poop scoop incase they leave any little gifts.It's the horrible little kids who pull up my flowers and throw the rubbish that I mind.

Geoffo_M

aconitum wrote: »

After noticing a certain amount of fist waving and swearing from my neighbour directed at my cat, I purchased a water pistol and went round to the the neighbour and gave it to him ( the pistol not the contents)suggesting that if my cat annoyed him he squirt the cat with it. It seemed better than the possible alternative. Anyway said neighbour was so embarassed he offered to pay for the water pistol. Seemed to work well.....neighbour totally left the cat alone, never had even a slightly damp moggy and the fist waving and swearing stopped.

point in passing cats are useful..I got my cat initally to deal with a mouse problem caused by the same neighbour's avery in his garden. I am willing to live and let live with a bit of wildlife in the garden but it was starting to get like hamblin with the amount coming through the knot holes in the fence.I don't like poisons because i have children.

Sensible post and sensible solution. You both came to an amicable solution. Shame more can't follow your example

helenjg

Thanks for the troll comment.... as I said, this is something that really bothers me. Because I don't agree with you and voice my opinion does it make me a troll?

tbs624

Little_Chicken wrote: »

I'm afraid you're wrong. There are cats that are native to Scotland.

Wildcats, not domestic cats. Read your own link and you may understand the point that Helen was making:

"domestic cats are not part of our native fauna. They are maintained by people and do not need to hunt to survive."

Little_Chicken

MRSTITTLEMOUSE wrote: »

To the OP,hope you can sort your lovely neighbour out.
As far as this thread goes.I always have to laugh at the anti cat brigade.It realy shows the arrogance of man,after all we're so blooming perfect as a species are'nt we.We never kill or destroy or make a mess do we.
Just for the record I don't mind the cats(although I don't have any myself) coming into my garden.I've even got a poop scoop incase they leave any little gifts.It's the horrible little kids who pull up my flowers and throw the rubbish that I mind.

Here Here:beer: Maybe you should try squirting them with a water pistol or 'hiding' spikes in your shrubs in the hope you might impale one of them.:eek::eek::eek: Anyone who can get as wound up as some of the people on here about cats needs to get a life.....I'm really rather embarassed for them.

angelfire

helenjg wrote: »

I say that if a domestic animal is causing people considerable distress, causing the owner to fall out with their neighbours then yes, you have to cut your losses.

A cat killing a bird, although not entirely pleasant to watch, is hardly 'causing considerable distress' - a dog mauling a child on the other hand...

As far as a cat 'causing' a neighbour to fall out with it's owner - entirely the neighbour's problem i'm afraid - why put a healthy cat down because of a finniky, pathetic neighbour who has nothing better to do than complain about nature?

In any case, it's hardly the most difficult thing in the world to stop a cat killing a bird - 2/3 bells on the cat's collar for a start and if any of my cats ARE seen with a bird, they are either squirted with water or hissed and clapped loudly at. These are domestic cats we are talking about, not siberian tigers!

get a grip!

Geoffo_M

sporedude wrote: »

Anyone else think that Helenjg is being a total troll? just me? Raise your hand now.

I think you will find many who will agree with her. Any hands gone up yet?