"gl" wrote in message ...
There were a couple of interesting suggestions for possum deterrents - so
I'm hoping someone has a good deterrent for cats (sans shotgun!)
Recently it seems that all the neighbourhood cats have decided that our
mulch/garden beds are the worlds biggest litter tray. Apart from being yuck,
they dig up a lot of my smaller plants, and my dogs have a bit too much fun
playing in the cat poo.... (ewww). Pity they don't keep the cats out of the
garden.
I've tried citronella based repellants (crystals etc) but haven't found them
very effective. Any other good suggestions?!

You can hire / buy cages to catch the annoying cats with.
Contact your local council for details. Don't expect any help from
them other than a contact number though - ours won't even pick the cat
up to take to the pound.
My neighbour & I have had 4 cats inflicted on us by other houses in
the area. We were both fed up with cat crap all over our yards, so we
split the cost of the cage between us.
This way, the moron cat owners have to pay about $150 to get the
animal back, and we don't have to resort to the more traditional (
lethal ) methods of cat disposal. I'll keep catching 'em as long as
they keep sending 'em.

(Except for one very frequent offender that just won't go in the cage.
One of my friends thought we owned a cat - it's in our fron yard so
often.)