How to keep cat away from my neighbour?

Person_one

notanewuser wrote: »

Apologies for the DM link.

Perhaps you'd prefer the Guardian

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/pets/8790607/How-to-save-100-million-animals-Keep-your-cats-indoors.html

the Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1320961/Murderous-cats-need-curfew-at-night-or-else.html

or the BBC?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/natureuk/2012/06/changes-for-cat-people.shtml

Same outcome. Cats are pointless. They kill for fun, defile other people's property and can't be trained to be useful.

As for hippy weirdo, I'd suggest he's infinitely more qualified than you to advise the nation.

So they don't catch mice and rats and keep them out of people's homes anymore?

Sorry, but I find it a bit unnerving when a human capable of rational thought has such a visceral dislike of an animal that just acts on instinct and doesn't mean you any harm. You aren't scared, you don't have a phobia, you just seem to actually hate them. That freaks me out a bit.

KxMx

I think in the case of OP, the cat is going into the neighbour because it has no way of getting inside at home.

I would say in this case (as a cat owner myself) the problem is preventable by OP so OP should take action by either keeping the cat inside or leaving a window/door open.

Problems caused by free roaming cats are a whole other can of worms but here I do think OP can and should solve it.

notanewuser

Person_one wrote: »

So they don't catch mice and rats and keep them out of people's homes anymore?

It's not hard to keep rodents out of your home. We don't need cats for that. I'd rather they were left alone than left on my doorstep as a "present".

notanewuser

Person_one wrote: »

Sorry, but I find it a bit unnerving when a human capable of rational thought has such a visceral dislike of an animal that just acts on instinct and doesn't mean you any harm. You aren't scared, you don't have a phobia, you just seem to actually hate them. That freaks me out a bit.

I'm not scared of cats, no. I'd rather they didn't exist (like pedophiles and religion) but I don't wish them themselves any harm. As you say, they act on instinct. My husband is very severely allergic to them though, and seeing him unable to breathe when he is in a cat environment is quite scary. There are relatives we can't visit because of that, which is sad.

I try to live in a way that isn't to the detriment of others. I don't send my toddler out to play in other people's gardens, or to rub their cars with rocks or to poo on their carpets. But the people around us own outdoor cats, which they know will use other people's gardens as toilets. I'm not sure why I should have to check the garden before letting DD out there, or have to spend £££a protecting the garden (and DD) from other people's antisocial choices.

adouglasmhor

notanewuser wrote: »

:rotfl: I've never ever read ok magazine!!!

Are you widely described as a "wildlife expert"? No? Then he's better qualified than you then, isn't he.

His qualification is a B.Sc. (one of the basic undergraduate degrees) being described as a wildlife expert doesn't change the fact he is actually a TV presenter. Maybe you should find out what a qualification is. And being a "wildlife expert" doesn't give you any authority to advise the nation :rotfl: What next – celebrity chefs pontificating on the nation’s diet?
So is it Hello or Now you read then?

notanewuser

adouglasmhor wrote: »

His qualification is a B.Sc. (one of the basic undergraduate degrees) being described as a wildlife expert doesn't change the fact he is actually a TV presenter. Maybe you should find out what a qualification is. And being a "wildlife expert" doesn't give you any authority to advise the nation :rotfl: What next – celebrity chefs pontificating on the nation’s diet?
So is it Hello or Now you read then?

I have a subscription to Ideal Home. That's it. I don't have time to read gossip mags. :rotfl:

So when David Attenborough advises us that a species is close to becoming extinct, we should ignore him because he's just a television presenter.

KxMx

I think Chris Packham is a great presenter and obviously has a love of wildlife.

But I did lose some respect when he seriously suggested the eco-system in Australia and domestic cats here were comparable. Especially when the species under threat in Australia is extremely tame- he filmed with what was a wild animal and it just carried on looking for food practically around his shoes. I was quite shocked because I thought at first he was in a zoo- not so, this animal was wild but 95% docile and tame. He never suggested that could be a contributing factor to the problems it is facing- just blamed the cats and then attacked cats here on that basis!

Compare like for like and I will listen but I don't feel it was the case above.

Person_one

notanewuser wrote: »

I'm not scared of cats, no. I'd rather they didnt exist (like pedophiles and religion) but I dont with them themsekves any harm. As you say, they act on instinct. My husband is very severely allergic to them though, and seeing him unable to breathe when he is in a cat environment is quite scary. There are relatives we can't visit because of that, which is sad.

I try to live in a way that isn't to the detriment of others. I don't send my toddler out to play in other people's gardens, or to rub their cars with rocks or to poo on their carpets. But the people around us own outdoor cats, which they know will use other people's gardens as toilets. I'm not sure why I should have to check the garden before letting DD out there, or have to spend £££a protecting the garden (and DD) from other people's antisocial choices.

I'm severely allergic to cats too and avoid them, but I honestly can't recognise this world that some posters are painting a picture of where cats are leaving a trail of destruction behind them and wreaking havoc on people's ability to live their lives.

If your daughter is too young to know not to touch cat poo if she finds it, shouldn't you be out there with her anyway?

Cats have a huge positive impact on the lives of some isolated elderly people, the benefits to both physical and mental are well-proven.

adouglasmhor

notanewuser wrote: »

So when David Attenborough advises us that a species is close to becoming extinct, we should ignore him because he's just a television presenter.

Maybe we should listen to a naturalist, environmentalist or biologist who works in the field or with the data directly - not give so much authority because someone stands in front of a camera and presents popular science articles.

KxMx

Oh and for what it's worth I do keep my cat in overnight (she hibernates anyway so doesn't go out during the day all year round), she is neutered and she does have a bell on her collar- and i'm happy it's loud enough unlike previous collar which I added one from a craft shop onto that.

I also keep her in if she brings home a birds egg until I think they've hatched and fledged. And as I get an explosion of starling and blue/great tit babies and she is kept in during those 2 weeks because it's too easy for her to get them- and they are like a plague of locusts with the food I put out- "the Birds" by Hitchcock doesn't cover the number I get then lol.

I was surprised to see Monty Halls, who has just gotten cats, in a magazine half complaining about the stuff they bring home but he lets them roam overnight.