Neighbours cat fouling our garden

outofmoney

We have three cats. We also have three litter trays. They all get used. Even when we didn't have any our cats used our garden. I think much depends on the cat and also the owners. Our cats don't seem to have a need to go far from the house and spend most of the time indoors. Many cats get kicked out early morning till night or kicked out for the night. This of course means they are more likely to wander.

1886

Quite often I'll find cat mess in my front garden, I just pick it up with some kitchen roll and get on with my life

MadelinesMum

I stupidly emptied a pot of compost from a dead flower onto my border and the next morning there was a huge, smelly cat poop left as a present. I have removed the nice, soft compost but the damn cat keeps pooping there. I'm going to try planting a prickly plant there to put it off.

adouglasmhor

Pixie5740 wrote: »

Which part are you disputing? It might be a commonly held view that cats have a right to roam but there is no piece of legislation that explicitly says this. Cats might not be covered by the Road Traffic, Highways and Dangerous Dogs Acts but that doesn't explicitly give them the right to roam.

Cat owners are 100% responsible for the actions of their pet, just the same as dog owners are so I'm really unsure as to which part of what I wrote you think is untrue.

Things not forbidden are permitted. that's how law works.

s1m0ne

Cayenne pepper. Trust me.

condoghost

Anatidaephobia wrote: »

Realistically, what is it you expect your neighbours to do about this issue?

Realistically??? Realistically "what"??? I expect my neighbors to keep their pet under control and not leave it out to foul my garden. That's what I realistically "expect". Total nonsense "cat is a free spirit". Total nonsense "can't expect to keep the cat inside". We had cats for over 20-years. Never once did we allow the cat to roam free outside to wander and foul all over the place. House train the cat and the cat will not foul elsewhere. None of it is rocket science but we seem to be surrounded by idiots who believe it is not their problem.

condoghost

pc1271 wrote: »

Better get on to the foxes next. Get them to clear up after themselves!

Are the foxes pets??? No. Are the foxes wild??? Yes. So don't be silly making out that cats kept as pets are the same as foxes out there in the wild. No one's suggesting that cats clean up after themselves but for sure we are expecting their owners to have them house trained and not to be left to wander around fouling other people's property.

condoghost

torbrex wrote: »

If you are serious about a deterrant, get a sonic scarer, there are good ones on the market and they do work although they do scare birds as well

I've tried 6-brands and have had up to 8 at a time. The cat now comes up and fouls right next to them!

condoghost

mrginge wrote: »

Yes thats exactly right. Other than what?
Just be aware that if you injure or kill the cat you leave yourself open to criminal prosecution and civil action for any costs. If you believe the cat is not being looked after please report the owner to the rscpa. If they find the owner is neglecting their pet they will remove and/or prosecute.

Total PC no-sense at all. Civil action??? From a pet owner who takes no responsibility what so ever to put a stop to their cat fouling people's gardens??? Perhaps a dozen cats from the local cats home into the back of their garden would put things right. And as for the daft advice "if you believe the cat is not being looked after", no one's talking about an owner neglecting their pet in a manner that would involve the rspa. Unbelievable red tape smoke and mirrors waste of everyones time posting this no-sense.

condoghost

GwylimT wrote: »

The car will be litter trained, their mothers litter train them. Allowing a cat outside is looking after them correctly as cats require freedom, locking a cat inside is cruel... Our cats favourite place to go would be on our vegetable patch as it is always fairly freshly dug, we use lion dung .

Total nonsense. Many if not all of the cats bought as pets have not been litter trained by their mothers. Even if they were, unless the mother is owned by that owner, the cat will have to be litter trained by the owner. Same goes when you move house to make sure your cat is aware what-is-what in your new home. Total nonesense "cats require frreedom locking a cat inside is cruel". It is not cruel at all for cats to be kept inside. And we see where you're coming from with the "lion poo". You use lion poo to deter your cats from fouling your garden. You don't train your cats to use a litter tray in your home. You allow them to be "free spirits" to go poo in everyone else's garden!