Neighbour threatening my cat - advice please?

mags1962

Catblue wrote: »

You say that you do not want to get into a neighbour dispute yet you want to go ahead with a complaint to the council. If the council go around to your neighbours, then there is a very good chance that a dispute will arise from it. The neighbours are going to be angry and that could put your cat in even more danger - have you thought about that? You have the opportunity here to stop this developing into a dispute and a pragmatic person would take it.

Remember that if you do not withdraw your complaint to the council, then you will have to disclose these details when you come to sell your house.

I would respectfully suggest that the majority of your potential buyers will be put off. You could then end up in a sticky situation with your neighbours and absolutely no hope of escaping from them.

Of cours op dosnt want to get into a dispute but she may already be in a sticky situation because the neighbours are threatning to harm her pet !

Sometimes these people need to know that you wont be a soft spot for there entertainment.

Yes these neighbors will be angry when they get reported ..reported for making OP angry remember & for threatning to harm an animal

i have been in this situation before and they can make your life hell on earth but does that meen we have to roll over and allow it for fear that they might get angry ?

If that be the case then there would be a lot of perpatrators getting away with bullyin and intimadating us.

maybee let it go this time and see what happens if they keep it up then speak to somebody like the RSPCA

emmielou

I hope those who choose the extreme action of putting spikes, glass etc are aware that if someone hurts them self on it, be it child or burglar they will be liable for negligence and are saving appropriately for the compensation they will have to pay out

Personally I have generally found that people who say cats are vermin resemble vermin a darn sight more than my cats. I have to confess to an urge of wanting to kick a few of these people though :whistle:

To the OP, i'm sure things will simmer down, it sounds like they want to pick a fight so just ignore them, hard I know!

Geoffo_M

emmielou wrote: »

I hope those who choose the extreme action of putting spikes, glass etc are aware that if someone hurts them self on it, be it child or burglar they will be liable for negligence and are saving appropriately for the compensation they will have to pay out

And if my children catch some dreadful disease through handling your cat's faeces, are you aware you could be liable for negligence? Hope you are saving as well

mags1962

Teach your children not to touch poo , geoffo why are you making mountains out off mole hills ?
Iam sure children are at danger for lots off things and it is your resposobility as a parent to teach them the dangers in this big world of which there are many or are you one off the PC brigade who jump on verything
Shame as animals bring us so much joy

why dont you just stick helping with the op main concern ? instead off turning it into a PC debate about cat poo

bunzee

Thanks again for all the comments.

Mags I am sorry to hear that your cat has been through so much, hearing your experiences really is a concern, does your cat still go out now?

Catblue - thank you for flagging up the fact that I would have to disclose any neighbourhood disputes in the event that I sell. Can I ask, do you know if there is a time period regarding this, as in if it happened now, and then died down, would I still have to disclose in 3 years? I have considered the possibility that the council speaking to the neighbours may increase animosity and this does concern me a lot.

I am tempted to call the council officer and ask her to leave it on this occasion. Is there any way I can get the situation recorded somewhere so that if something does happen to my cat I can refer to it though?

I hate where I live, it's gone badly downhill in the last 12 months and have just applied for consent to let in the hope that I may be able to rent elsewhere if I can get a tenant here. I have to say after this experience I am going to have to stipulate no pets for the tenants though!

Once again, thanks for all the comments, it's interesting to see both sides. I can understand people being upset by a cat killing a bird, and I wish it didn't happen.

Perhaps I could suggest that my neighbour used a water pistol to squirt the cat if she saw her chasing birds?

bunzee

Geoffo_M wrote: »

And if my my children catch some dreadful disease through handling your cat's faeces, are you aware you could be liable for negligence? Hope you are saving as well

Interesting - not sure this would actually be the case as I do know that an owner cannot be sued for actions their cat may have done.

Anyway, my problem is not with cat poo. None of my neighbours have ever mentioned that.

GDB2222

We used to call our cat Gloves, as we thought he would make a nice pair of them when he died. He got run over, and unfortunately the fur got ruined.






It' soooooooooooooo easy to wind up a cat lover.

mags1962

Bunzee
Yes my cat does go out and is entitled to do so
you can record it with your council and just tell them you want it noted or a comunity police officer but if they did harm the cat you would still need proof that they done it and it is illegal to use cameras etc as i have been down this road i did record them on dictaphone though screaming and swearing at me they are low life !
I get upset to when my cat brings home a dead mouse etc but that is nature and we have to live with that but what is not right is a human being hurting/killing an animal it kinda defiets the whole arguement doesnt it ? they will kill your cat but they dont like a cat killin a bird !! mmmm starnge.

Yes you could tell them to squirt the cat with water as this would deff be better than harming the cat surly but in saying that you may find that its not the cat at all ! these ppl usually pick on anything
my neighbour charge's up the garden like a mad man chasing a peacock !! how sad eh

Catblue

bunzee wrote: »

Catblue - thank you for flagging up the fact that I would have to disclose any neighbourhood disputes in the event that I sell. Can I ask, do you know if there is a time period regarding this, as in if it happened now, and then died down, would I still have to disclose in 3 years?

There is no time limit, so if you have ever had a dispute with a neighbour then you have to declare it. The relevant questions on the Sellers Property Information Form are:

- Do you know of any disputes about this or any neighbouring property?

- Have you received any complaints about anything you have, or have not, done as owners?

- Have you made any such complaints to any neighbour about what the neighbour has or has not done?

- Have you either sent or received any letters or notices which affect your property or the neighbouring property in any way (for example, from or to neighbours, the council or a government department)

- Have you had any negotiations or discussions with any neighbour or any local or other authority which affect the property in any way?

At the moment you can honestly answer no to all of the above. Obviously, if there is council involvement over the cat issue then there will be a formal record.

Bunzee, you are not being unreasonable here (the neighbour's threats are totally out of order), but I can see the issue getting out of hand. Have you been on bad terms with this neighbour before this issue?

And if you are going to be moving out anyway, then the situation resolves itself. The cat will be going with you to pastures new and the neighbours have nothing to worry about.

bunzee

Crikey. I am a first time buyer so I never knew about all of those disclosures to make once I come to sell. Until now I had not had a problem with this neighbour but I know of others who do, hence why I was so keen to try something to nip it in the bud immediately. But, as you say, if that's going to cause me problems when I come to sell in (hopefully) 3 years then it's not worth it on this first occurence.

Not sure if I will definitely be moving yet, depends on Northern Rock and how much rental agents value it at, but fingers crossed

Mags sounds like you have some interesting neighbours there! If they speak to me about it again I'll suggest the water pistol but perhaps give them a gentle reminder that my cat killing a wild bird is not illegal, however them harming my cat is! I didn't understand their logic either, how is hurting a cat going to bring the bird back?