Soldato
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Sack and a long car journey.
And yes I'm serious.
And yes I'm serious.
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loads of cats in my garden how can I stop them?
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A bit of a pet 
rolleyes peeve of mine, this. I've got young children myself, and do find myself patrolling the garden for cat **** on a fairly regular basis.
Fortunately, none of my direct neighbours have cats (and one has dogs, which probably helps), and the gardens are all fairly substantial so cats don't need to wander too far from their own home. But the *******s do still come in my garden quite regularly to scare away the birds, eat the frogs, and **** on my lawn.
I think it's perfectly acceptable to do what it takes to discourage them from entering your garden. Up to and including causing pain (such as being shot by a cherry tomato from a catapult
) or mortal fear. Though, personally, I've never had the time or inclination to do any more than open the window and shake my fist menacingly 
.
Part of me thinks cat ownership should actually come with a requirement to pay reparations to your neighbours for the externalities you inflict on them in their own home.
I tell a lie. I entirely think they should pay reparations
rolleyes peeve of mine, this. I've got young children myself, and do find myself patrolling the garden for cat **** on a fairly regular basis. Fortunately, none of my direct neighbours have cats (and one has dogs, which probably helps), and the gardens are all fairly substantial so cats don't need to wander too far from their own home. But the *******s do still come in my garden quite regularly to scare away the birds, eat the frogs, and **** on my lawn.
I think it's perfectly acceptable to do what it takes to discourage them from entering your garden. Up to and including causing pain (such as being shot by a cherry tomato from a catapult
) or mortal fear. Though, personally, I've never had the time or inclination to do any more than open the window and shake my fist menacingly .Part of me thinks cat ownership should actually come with a requirement to pay reparations to your neighbours for the externalities you inflict on them in their own home.
I tell a lie. I entirely think they should pay reparations
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Not entirely sure if that would be 100% effective, my cats absolutely love garlic and have battled each other for pots of garlic dip left on the table.
I woudlnt mind if it wasn't horrendously toxic to them lol
stop being idiots please
They will find their way back
Just makes sure its not a pressure washer aye
Nearly took flesh offa my hand "testing" how powerfull mine was LMAO
wont be doign that again
If it was my cat and you told me Id come pick it all up and cut the lawn for you if needed
Soldato
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Paintball gun set on 20 balls per second. Works every time, stops little ***** sitting on the wall too
Here's hoping that if some of the "people" in this thread ever do put their suggestions into action, they end up doing it to the wrong person's cat and find themselves being rat-poisoned and shot
Serious suggestion - get your own cat (big, territorial, and litter trained). They'll do their own mess in the litter tray, and none of the other cats will dare come near your garden
Serious suggestion - get your own cat (big, territorial, and litter trained). They'll do their own mess in the litter tray, and none of the other cats will dare come near your garden
Your "serious" suggestion to stopping cats entering his garden is to get a pet? So now in an effort to protect his garden from cat poop he has to.. fill it with cat poop, increase his monthly outgoings exponentially through cat food, insurance, and vet treatments that need taking care of, tie himself to his house through the difficulties that come with owning a pet when you want to go on holiday/away for a weekend and all of the emotional and ppaternal responsibilities that come with owning a pet?
Just squirt water at them gently as most hate water. We used to have the same problem at my dad's and he used to get really worked up about it. Sometimes I used to find him shouting at the cats when he catches them doing their business
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Here's hoping that if some of the "people" in this thread ever do put their suggestions into action, they end up doing it to the wrong person's cat and find themselves being rat-poisoned and shot
Serious suggestion - get your own cat (big, territorial, and litter trained). They'll do their own mess in the litter tray, and none of the other cats will dare come near your garden
Sorry it offends your sensibilities (not really), but I consider cats a pest. It may be your cuddly pet at home, but in my garden they rip everything up, dig everywhere and wee/crap everywhere.
If it was legal, I would catch them and destroy them as you would on a farm. They are basically causing legal criminal damage. Cat owners should be held legally accountable for any damage caused, as any Dog owner would be if a Dog was doing the same.
except a cat is only ever semi-domesticated. which is the same reason why rules for dogs and cats are very different. becides a bit of poo is hardly criminal damage. otherwise best cover your garden in plastic to stop the local wildlife contaminating it..
anyway i think most farmers would welcome cats to keep down any rodent populations.
anyway i think most farmers would welcome cats to keep down any rodent populations.
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Myth perpetuated by cat owners who cant be bothered to train their cat properly. If these cats were properly trained, they wouldnt be using my garden as a toilet.
No other wildlife causes such regular and large scale damage as cats do. I spend time keeping garden/flower beds/lawn neat, only for the cats to dig holes everywhere in the flower bed and rip lumps out of the lawn. Not to mention that the whole area stinks of cat wee/poo. I then have to go and spend time cleaning up after someone elses pet, how is that fair?
If you found a person making the same holes and ripping the same lumps out of the turf they would be charged with criminal damage. All the same to me.
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