HELP! Neighbors cat wont stay out of my yard (barking, food, cats)
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and it is bothering my dog. Neighbors cats (2) are outdoor cats. They are
coming into my yard (fenced) and fighting with my dog (60lbs). They are
lunging at him, and scratching him and causing him grief. I just want my
dog to be able to roam his OWN YARD without fear of this cat coming in.
What can be done??? Is there anything I can do to keep the cats out??
Thanks for any suggestions!!
Put orange peel around the yard, as cats really don not like orange peel.
Cats have a right to wander under most legal systems, and there are also criminals laws in relation to animal cruelty and even criminal damage in relation to cats, as they are the property of their owner.
They are also often just folowing thewir natural instincts and should not be harmed in anyway whatsoever.
Because no cats are ever adopted. I've always gotten my cats from a shelter. And yes, I know how many are put down everyday. That doesn't mean I am going to go around shooting or poisoning people's pets because many are euthanized anyway.
And in then end, I'd rather a shelter humanely euthanize a cat if it comes to that. And in my post I clearly said take it to the owners first. You should always try to resolve it like adults.
Ok, so I plan to trap them in my yard and take them to animal control in the next county. Why do I have to put up with cats? Do roaming cats have more rights than a dog in her own fenced yard? If the owner won't keep them out of my yard, they are going to removed permanently. Sorry, but my dog and my yard don't want any cats.
Trapping a cat whose owner is known to you and taking it to animal control is stealing. A pet is a person's property. You don't have the right to remove the pet from its owner.
If there are no laws in your jurisdiction preventing the roaming of cats, then yes, they do have the right to be in your yard. It's up to you to keep them out if their owner lets them roam.
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Trapping a cat whose owner is known to you and taking it to animal control is stealing. A pet is a person's property. You don't have the right to remove the pet from its owner.
If there are no laws in your jurisdiction preventing the roaming of cats, then yes, they do have the right to be in your yard. It's up to you to keep them out if their owner lets them roam.
I don't think that's true, when the animal is on your property.
The poster said she was going to take it to the animal shelter in the next county, which is wrong and might be some kind of a violation.
But humanely trapping a nuisance animal that is repeatedly on your property and taking it to animal control is perfectly legal. Especially if the poster says this is a stray, and has been a repeated nuisance in my fenced yard and has attacked my dog on my property, but I suspect the owner is _____.
Another idea is to borrow the kind of dog that could run the cats off.
You should perhaps explain to the neighbors that they are putting their cats in jeopardy by allowing them to roam free...outside cats usually live only 2-3 years, while indoor cats can live into their 20's. If your (or someone else's) dog gets fed up, enough, who knows what could happen...poor kitties, it's not their fault their owners are negligent! PLEASE don't hurt them, (and shame on ALL of you monsters who suggested BB guns!!!) If the neighbors still refuse to keep their cats indoors, you should call the Humane Society and report it, because putting their lives in danger this way IS animal abuse. Why do people get pets and leave them outside like that?! I'll never understand! Even my dogs only go outside when I'm WITH them, (yes, even if we're just in the yard which is completely fenced in...!) and my cats never wanted to go outside at all, they enjoy being in the house with their human friends when they're being treated right!
I've had 2 outdoor cats, no fault of my own, who were left by vacating neighbors who wanted them to be left in familiar surroundings.
They both lived to be 21 years old. Now, mind you, I would let them in if they wanted in (such as bad weather). One wouldn't stay inside, afraid of my dogs, so I bought a cat covered litter box, insulated it on the outside, bought a heating pad for pets, put it inside with bed, put it on my porch and it loved it. Of course I fed them too. Lived a loooooooooooooog time. 21 years old. Yep.
If I chose to have a cat, I'd want it to be indoor only because of other people's cats roaming and fighting with it.
Trapping a cat whose owner is known to you and taking it to animal control is stealing. A pet is a person's property. You don't have the right to remove the pet from its owner.
If there are no laws in your jurisdiction preventing the roaming of cats, then yes, they do have the right to be in your yard. It's up to you to keep them out if their owner lets them roam.
According to Humane Society:
"In most communities, it is not illegal to trap stray animals. Cats that are allowed to roam at large, outside the control of their caregivers, are indeed considered stray..."
Have you talked to your neighbor at all? In a civil manner, without threats or anger? Seems to me that would be the first attempt at solving the problem.
Naturally you don't want to hurt or traumatize the cat. A squirt of water is a harmless way to deter a cat. You can get motion-detector sprinklers that will shoot water whenever the cat is in range.
What a cruel, repulsive, and disgusting thing to do. So it's OK to torture your neighbor's cat? What would you have dont if the situation had been reversed and they caught your dog and tortured it?
How do you find this cruel? A few hours in a cage won't harm him unless he has a heart attack, but it would sure cure him from going over the fence to aggravate the dog again. Nothing wrong with putting a bit of fear into him so that he learns the consequences.
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