I have a visiting female Bengal. I am nice to her so she has a roll around in the Nepeta and never has a poo in my garden.
I think they poo if they don't like you.
I always advocate a large water gun though if they do poo.
Keeping cats indoors is cruel in my opinion, because they are a funny mix of domesticated and wild. I have two brothers who reside with me at present, and I have always lived with cats. I respect and love their independence.
'Of the birds most frequently caught by cats in gardens, two (house
sparrow and starling) have shown declines in breeding population across a
range of habitats during the last six years.
Gardens may provide a breeding habitat for at least 20 per cent of the
UK populations of house sparrows, starlings, greenfinches, blackbirds
and song thrushes four of which are declining across the UK. For this
reason it would be prudent to try to reduce cat predation as, although
it is not causing the declines, some of these species are already under
pressure.'
An odd article but since the charity probably don't want to lose donations from cat owning members they are being very generous with the wording. The BTO give much more balanced advice if anyone wants to go looking. Quite how the RSPB can say the predation of 55 million birds annually by cats isn't causing the declines is quite baffling.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I think they poo if they don't like you. LOL @Purplerain, never thought of that.
My next door neighbour told me that her son broke down in tears when my male cat passed away. Apparently they used to sit together contentedly in their garden, sharing some man time. I never realised.
I had an indoor cat some years ago. He came out into the screened porch or was 'walked' with a harness/leash. He never killed a thing beyond a housefly or moth. I currently have a lurcher, who has swiftly ended the life of more than a few rabbits (most of which made it into our crockpot) and an occasional squirrel, as well as a magpie fledgling, multiple voles, and two feral cats that had the misfortune of entering our 6ft fenced back garden. I consider myself a responsible dog owner, I walk him on lead in residential areas, pick up poo, don't let him wee on people's grass/plants/cars, etc. I could argue that as he's mainly greyhound, he's been born and bred to chase things.. it's in his 'nature'. My point is, any pet going outdoors is going to have an impact on wildlife and/or neighbors, it's just about trying to reduce that impact as much as possible and take responsibility for your pets action.. whether it's a cat or a dog.
How can you take responsibility for a Magpie who raids nests as a hobby? Wildlife supporters always manage to omit the fact that birds raid other birds nests and destroy the eggs. But no...blame the cat when birds do it mostly themselves and always have done. @Daisy33 🙂 I think it's true.
Our neighbour has a lovely cat that often makes messes in our garden, as well as catching our rodents and the odd bird (1 or 2 this year which is one too many for me). In return he spends time sitting with us, and gives us much pleasure. I always wear gloves when gardening and although his messes are a nuisance and perhaps if I had a young child I would be more concerned but right now I don't think it is worth stressing about.
How can you take responsibility for a Magpie who raids nests as a hobby? Wildlife supporters always manage to omit the fact that birds raid other birds nests and destroy the eggs. But no...blame the cat when birds do it mostly themselves and always have done.
Why does anyone need to take responsibility for wild animals? And no one is blaming cats, they're blaming cat owners.
By the way magpies don't have 'hobbies'. They don't kill for fun like cats do.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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Thank you @aureliecelerier.
I think they poo if they don't like you.
I always advocate a large water gun though if they do poo.
Keeping cats indoors is cruel in my opinion, because they are a funny mix of domesticated and wild. I have two brothers who reside with me at present, and I have always lived with cats. I respect and love their independence.
My next door neighbour told me that her son broke down in tears when my male cat passed away. Apparently they used to sit together contentedly in their garden, sharing some man time. I never realised.
@Daisy33 🙂 I think it's true.
Why does anyone need to take responsibility for wild animals? And no one is blaming cats, they're blaming cat owners.
By the way magpies don't have 'hobbies'. They don't kill for fun like cats do.