just for your info Jessica the original poster in fact has been in touch with me we spoke yesterday about the program the BBC want to make about this cat problem,the team are collecting peoples opinions on the subject,anyone wishing to air there views can contact her in her first post,i do agree with Clarington that we must put our views in a reasonable fashion and not insult or sound threatening or harsh,but to drop the subject i think not as too many people have a genuine problem and have the same right to air there views,without discussion problems do not get understood or maybe even solved,so anyone who does have a view may want to get in touch with Jessica, as she is genuine.
I love cats, but hate them messing in my garden and scratching up my veg seeds in my veg plot, I put netting over my veg seeds to stop them doing it, what did I get, they pooped all over the netting, probably telling me off as they could not scratch. We have so many cats around where I live and they all seem to want to poo in my garden, over my front and back lawns, they just squat their backside over my plants even the prickly ones, they do not seem to care where they do it and the stench is bad makes me feel sick and you have that stench up your nose for hours. I have used everything the shops sell, teabags with olbas oil, pepper, orange peel, chilli pepper was my last resort last summer, was okay until it rains, garden is probably full of cat poo by now, or hopefully the rain keeps them away. We need some good ideas that work. Saw on Alan Titchmarsh this afternoon 30.01.2014 that they do deterrents that spurt a shot of water, but why should we have to pay for someone elses cat messing every where.
My neighbour has a black cat that sits under his ivy hedge waiting for the birds at his feeder, lost count of the birds that it has on a daily basis when the weather is dry, he has even cut the hedge up so the birds can see it.
I am a cat and dog owner and I have to say in defence of cats that it is their irresponsible owners to blame. My cats are provided with a large and regularly cleaned out litter tray and given collars with bells to help prevent hunting. I also try and keep them in at dusk and other main hunting times. There is a collar called a liberator, I believe which emits a sonic noise, scaring birds away. I have read much on the decline of birds such as sparrows and it is environmental issues that appear to be killing off our birds... cats appear to have become a scapegoat.
And to be honest, I cannot believe the unreasonable, hysterical , aggressive ranting going on...for goodness sake there are bigger issues to be concerned about, such as the fact children are still dying of starvation in our world...some people need to get a grip and look at the bigger picture.
i do not remember people actually telling other people to stop a discussion on this site before, its always been tolerant and open, if these people dont want to discuss it why are they still commenting ,just read some other post please as some of us are simply trying to solve a problem that cat owners are causing other innocent non cat owners, its due to people talking about problems such as the dog problem we used to have that has finally almost been sorted and im sure the dogs that are not left out all day on the streets as lots used to be are very greatfull for the improvements we now have.
Well said Alan, I think the greatest problem is the sheer number of cats around. Female cats cannot be spayed until they are six months old but can become pregnant much earlier than this. A neighbour of ours had a female kitten who they intended to have spayed but they didn't keep her indoors and she has now had three litters. Cat sanctuaries are full to overflowing. I think part of the answer maybe to make it illegal to let an unneutered cat outside. Over twenty years ago I worked as a veterinary nurse and we did cat neutering for the RSPCA, they brought in fifteen to thirty cats a day!
For my two pennies worth, cats can easily be neutered before the age of six months. We routinely neuter at sixteen weeks old and this prevents any risk of pregnancy at all. Cats should be taught as kittens to wear a safe collar and this should carry at least two bells or a small ultrasonic device to reduce hunting success. For all those ranting on that cats can be trained and owners should be prosecuted, get a grip on reality!
I also take umbridge with the persistent 'astronomical vets fees' arguement. We neuter both male and female cats for around fifty pounds, not a bad deal for half an hour of the time of a skilled professional.
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I love cats, but hate them messing in my garden and scratching up my veg seeds in my veg plot, I put netting over my veg seeds to stop them doing it, what did I get, they pooped all over the netting, probably telling me off as they could not scratch. We have so many cats around where I live and they all seem to want to poo in my garden, over my front and back lawns, they just squat their backside over my plants even the prickly ones, they do not seem to care where they do it and the stench is bad makes me feel sick and you have that stench up your nose for hours. I have used everything the shops sell, teabags with olbas oil, pepper, orange peel, chilli pepper was my last resort last summer, was okay until it rains, garden is probably full of cat poo by now, or hopefully the rain keeps them away. We need some good ideas that work. Saw on Alan Titchmarsh this afternoon 30.01.2014 that they do deterrents that spurt a shot of water, but why should we have to pay for someone elses cat messing every where.
My neighbour has a black cat that sits under his ivy hedge waiting for the birds at his feeder, lost count of the birds that it has on a daily basis when the weather is dry, he has even cut the hedge up so the birds can see it.
I wonder just how many of those people that want this thread to quietly die away and disappear own cats!?
I shall be contacting Jessica 3 this evening
i do not remember people actually telling other people to stop a discussion on this site before, its always been tolerant and open, if these people dont want to discuss it why are they still commenting ,just read some other post please as some of us are simply trying to solve a problem that cat owners are causing other innocent non cat owners, its due to people talking about problems such as the dog problem we used to have that has finally almost been sorted and im sure the dogs that are not left out all day on the streets as lots used to be are very greatfull for the improvements we now have.
Well said Alan, I think the greatest problem is the sheer number of cats around. Female cats cannot be spayed until they are six months old but can become pregnant much earlier than this. A neighbour of ours had a female kitten who they intended to have spayed but they didn't keep her indoors and she has now had three litters. Cat sanctuaries are full to overflowing. I think part of the answer maybe to make it illegal to let an unneutered cat outside. Over twenty years ago I worked as a veterinary nurse and we did cat neutering for the RSPCA, they brought in fifteen to thirty cats a day!
For my two pennies worth, cats can easily be neutered before the age of six months. We routinely neuter at sixteen weeks old and this prevents any risk of pregnancy at all. Cats should be taught as kittens to wear a safe collar and this should carry at least two bells or a small ultrasonic device to reduce hunting success. For all those ranting on that cats can be trained and owners should be prosecuted, get a grip on reality!
I also take umbridge with the persistent 'astronomical vets fees' arguement. We neuter both male and female cats for around fifty pounds, not a bad deal for half an hour of the time of a skilled professional.
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