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| Thread ID: 53580 | 2005-01-21 08:39:00 | OT: Nuisance cats | manicminer (4219) | PC World Chat |
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| 316552 | 2005-01-28 02:34:00 | Well it looks like we have got rid of all the dogs running loose up and down the street. I wonder if the Govt. can be persuaded to pass simliar laws for the control of cats. Like cat proof fences around the home of every cat owner. Cat can only be on the street if on a leash. And a large registration fee if you own a cat. Then we might get some birds to fly in, in safety. Jack :D |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 316553 | 2005-01-28 08:32:00 | Well it looks like we have got rid of all the dogs running loose up and down the street . I wonder if the Govt . can be persuaded to pass simliar laws for the control of cats . Like cat proof fences around the home of every cat owner . Cat can only be on the street if on a leash . And a large registration fee if you own a cat . Then we might get some birds to fly in, in safety . Jack :D Hey Jack, you forgot the safe access to the front door :-) In a lot of ways I agree but the downside to that idea is the millions of cats that would be put down . Some old folk only have their old cat to love and no money for registration fees so they can't afford a dog . I still prefer an electric fence to keep them out, it does NOT harm the cats and it works very well . All you need is a small battery operated electric fence unit, insulated staples or short lengths of plastic water pipe with holes drilled through and a roll of polywire or tape . Multi level electric fence standards are great if you can get them and can be used for supporting plants in the garden later as mine are :thumbs: Works well for keeping dogs where they belong too . The initial cost could be covered by loaning it out to others when your local cats have learned to stay well away . You might even make a few $$ on the side . Take Care out there . Sue ~ I love my dog & cat :-) |
Sue (33) | ||
| 316554 | 2005-01-29 12:12:00 | Well this has certainly been a most interesting an eclectic thread . You've got me worried now . As the humble servant of three cats, I now have to consider whether the neighbours are giving us dark looks and muttering behind closed doors . :stare: We had a cat invade our territory a while ago . We went away to the crib one weekend (the cats come with us) and I snibbed the catdoor one-way - entry only . When we returned there was one very cross tomcat in the back porch and he hasn't been back since . One solution is a tomcat or small dog of your own but that doesn't suit everyone . The technology discovered by Tom (Cicero) looks the business . Or the same thing on a sensor as Bruce suggested . I have to say as a cat owner, that I'd be honestly perplexed as to how to prevent our cats straying if a neighbour complained . They are not bidable creatures . One of the attractions and also maddening things about cats is that they are not really domesticated . Dogs have become dependant on humans over thousands of years, but cats are basically still wild animals . They are not subservient to humans and do as they please . I'm a bit shocked at the neighbours attitudes in the above posts . I'd be extremely embarrased and do what I could to help . |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 316555 | 2005-01-29 19:31:00 | Ah,but to have neighbours like oo1. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 316556 | 2005-02-27 01:33:00 | Well it was nice to see that the person from the SPCA come out and (allegedly) suggest that there is a need for a cat curfew, such as one implemented in certain parts of Australia to protect native wildlife. I say an excellent idea, except make it all day instead of just at night. See story here: www.stuff.co.nz Apparently the council and the SPCA were absolutely inundated with phone calls after the report. No doubt from pathetically obsessed cat lovers concerned that they will actually have to take some responsibility for their beloved animals and fork out some money to register them (as dog owners all have to do). Reading some of the comments in the Waikato Times the last couple of days confirms my belief that the majority of people who own these animals have no concern whatsoever for the environment, local wildlife, and the inconvenience and mess they inflict upon their neighbours. |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 316557 | 2005-02-27 03:48:00 | There is a cat repellant available from KINGS Plant Barn or Palmers which you spray around especially at the sites where the cat enters your section.....and VIOLA not cats................... :D | olldaddy78 (6546) | ||
| 316558 | 2005-02-27 03:56:00 | There is a cat repellant available from KINGS Plant Barn or Palmers which you spray around especially at the sites where the cat enters your section.....and VIOLA not cats................... :D Thanks for your suggestion. I'll take a look at that product, although still considering the sonar emitter found earlier in this thread. Just a case of how much and how many I need. With all due respect I've tried those chemical solutions, and generally they don't work very well. Considering that they would have to applied throughout the whole garden and regularly, especially after rain, it would get pretty time consuming to keep doing that. More to the point, one shouldn't have to spend time and money to keep other people's domestic animals off one's property. See previous comments on this thread. |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 316559 | 2005-02-27 04:14:00 | I still think a well placed boot is the best remedy. Jack :( |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 316560 | 2005-02-27 04:34:00 | I still think a well placed boot is the best remedy. Jack :( Agreed. If only they would let me get that close to them. |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 316561 | 2005-02-27 06:28:00 | Try sprinkling pepper (white or Cayenne) where they make their toilet. I once gave an invading cat some milk with Tabasco sauce mixed in, didn't come back again after it drank that. Worth the try if nothing else... :D |
BoboTheClown (5652) | ||
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