A good cat deterrent

chris_n_tj

This stuff really works. Years ago Zoos used to give it away, but health and safety issues have stopped it. x


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Roar-Lion-Manure-Repellant/dp/B0002B7OT2

londonsurrey

chris_n_tj wrote: »

This stuff really works. Years ago Zoos used to give it away, but health and safety issues have stopped it. x


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Roar-Lion-Manure-Repellant/dp/B0002B7OT2

I bought this. Made absolutely no difference

busiscoming2

We have one of these and it works really well. Never get a cat in the garden.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=cat+scarer&_sacat=0

Ours runs on the mains and we only have a small garden if this makes any difference.

martinthebandit

The sooner cat owners start to take responsibility for there bloody pets the better.

Cue all the usual suspects banging on about cats having the right to roam etc etc

What about people having the right to enjoy their own gardens without having to put up with other peoples pets?

Fire_Fox

martinthebandit wrote: »

The sooner cat owners start to take responsibility for there bloody pets the better.

Cue all the usual suspects banging on about cats having the right to roam etc etc

What about people having the right to enjoy their own gardens without having to put up with other peoples pets?

The usual counter argument is not simply the right to roam but the practicality of stopping them entering your garden. How do you think that can reasonably be achieved? If you know which cat is the main offender I think it's perfectly reasonable to ask the owners to clean up the mess. Be interesting to know what Environmental Health thought of that assuming you had, say, photographic evidence.

martinthebandit

Fire_Fox wrote: »

The usual counter argument is not simply the right to roam but the practicality of stopping them entering your garden. How do you think that can reasonably be achieved? If you know which cat is the main offender I think it's perfectly reasonable to ask the owners to clean up the mess. Be interesting to know what Environmental Health thought of that assuming you had, say, photographic evidence.

.... and just why should it be my responsibility to stop them, surely it should be the pet owners responsibility to ensure they don't leave their owners property unsupervised?

...... and if an owner cannot do that they shouldn't have pets.

Person_one

wilkies5 wrote: »

What would cat owners on THIS site think, genuinely, if cat poo was posted back into THEIR garden? My front garden is being targetted regularly by one particular cat who reside two doors away. Would any MSE contibutors let me know if I would be doing something totally unforgiveable by scooping up what belongs to that cat and delivering it to it's owner?

I am left with no other options it seems.

Thanks

You have the option of just ignoring it, after all it doesn't do you any actual harm.

Rightly or wrongly, cats have the legal right to roam where they like, try to relax about it, its better for your blood pressure.

chris_n_tj

I dont mind cats in my garden, and if they do leave a deposit then hubby just uses a bag and clears it away. Sorted, lifes way to short to be bothered about a bit of pooh, x

Fire_Fox

martinthebandit wrote: »

.... and just why should it be my responsibility to stop them, surely it should be the pet owners responsibility to ensure they don't leave their owners property unsupervised?

...... and if an owner cannot do that they shouldn't have pets.

Where did I say anything should be your responsibility???? Supervising a cat doesn't stop it running off up a tree or down the road.

Person_one

martinthebandit wrote: »

.... and just why should it be my responsibility to stop them, surely it should be the pet owners responsibility to ensure they don't leave their owners property unsupervised?

Nope, if you don't cats on your property its up to you to keep them out, same as squirrels, rats, mice, hedgehogs, pigeons, alligators or any other animal that isn't required to be under the control of a human at all times.

I don't even have cats, but I don't understand why people get so het up about such a minor issue.