Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35152315)

I think a bigger problem is the urban dog menace, You have more people attacked by urban dogs than foxes. so my question would be should we start hunting them with packs of dogs ????.

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35152329)

I believe the urban fox hunter's weapon of choice is a cricket bat.

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35152282)

Perhaps we should change the thread header to "Ban sensationalist reporting, especially the over-use of capitalised words......":D

(although quite why her cat flap was in upper case escapes me....)

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35152315)

I think a bigger problem is the urban dog menace, You have more people attacked by urban dogs than foxes. so my question would be should we start hunting them with packs of dogs ????.

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35152604)

shotguns that's the answer to the dog problem -and i can think of a few choice punishments for selfish dog owners who allow their dogs to run wild and crap on every square inch of grass in the uk :mad:

Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35152614)

Don't forget the cat owners. I think cat owners should be made to walk their pets on a leash (rather than let them roam the neighbours' gardens) and clean up after them, just like dog owners.

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35152619)

There are no laws regarding cats and fouling. A cat holds a unique position in law in that the owner of the cat is not held to be responsible for the consequences of any trespass by the cat. It is an offence to put down poison or set snares for a cat.

Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35152614)

Don't forget the cat owners. I think cat owners should be made to walk their pets on a leash (rather than let them roam the neighbours' gardens) and clean up after them, just like dog owners.

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35152638)

You ever tried that?

Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35152645)

Are you kidding? I hate cats :)



Oh, great. So if you're lucky and your neighbour's cat tries to bury it you find a half-buried turd in your upturned flower beds. That must make it alright then...

Sorry, but I see no reason why people should be allowed to have their pets soil other people's gardens. Dogs or cats, doesn't matter.

Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35152645)

Are you kidding? I hate cats :)



Oh, great. So if you're lucky and your neighbour's cat tries to bury it you find a half-buried turd in your upturned flower beds. That must make it alright then...

Sorry, but I see no reason why people should be allowed to have their pets soil other people's gardens. Dogs or cats, doesn't matter.

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35152656)

We all have to live alongside our neighbours and there are worse things to contend with than cats possibly ,maybe fouling your garden..Feeding foxes and badgers so they haunt your bins and get into your rubbish.Loud parties for hours when your partner is on shift work,Car alarms and house alarms and constant DIY with the largest loudest power tools in the world.Cutting the grass/DIY before 9 am on a Sunday morning..Noisy drunken teenagers hanging about the street until all hours

Oh yes I really cannot get bummed about a bit of cat poo that can be dug into the garden as a bit of compost.There are worse behaviours from one's neighbours to contend with.

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35152683)

what about birds ,you gonna shoot them for crapping in your garden aswell

Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35152708)

Actually, I'm a very laid back person :)

The main annoyance where I live at present is the fact that my neighbours have 3 dogs that go on a barking frenzy at random moments during the day or night. I do not enjoy being woken up by 3 barking dogs next door.

These dogs will also on occasion find a way through the fence/hedge and crap on my lawn until my neighbour plugs the hole in the fence. I'm fine with this. The neighbours pick up any poo they spot in my garden, and fix any holes in the fence/hedge as they develop. A slight annoyance, but no problem.

The neighbours on the other side have cats. For some reason, they don't seem to use my garden as a toilet. I guess I'm lucky this time around.

In the past however, I've had the discomfort of living in a house that had a garden that seemed to function as a communal toilet for several neighbourhood cats. I couldn't have a meal in the garden because of the flies that were attracted to the copious amounts of cat dung dropped in it. It was no fun at all, and really made me wonder why it is somehow considered acceptable to allow your pet cat to crap wherever it likes when people get fined for not picking up after their dog. It really doesn't make much sense to me.