I sure do see your point.
BUT, I found the best way to keep neighbors cats out of your yard, is to get
one of your own.
After I got my cat and she grew up, she would wait outside just to defend
her turf. She had her own little place in the yard with sand in it for a
potty and after she came to live with us there were seldom any interlopers
that didn't leave without a butt kicking.

Yup, an occasional bird (very rarely, maybe three in as many years) got
caught, but that would happen anyway. That's a basic fact of nature. It's
not pleasant, but you can't fight it. Could those cats be coming in BECAUSE
of the bird population from your feeders? (just food for thought)
Now that we are thankfully living way out in the country this same kitty
still defends her turf, catches moles and meeces and earns her keep.
In the city, other people's pets can become a real nuisance. The neighbor we
had and his two huge barking dogs is one of the primary reasons for our
selling our home and getting out.

Kate


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|I have three neighbors who have a total of 7 cats who roam. I love cats
and
| would never do a thing to them, but it is starting to be ridiculous. One
of the
| cats sits on our roof, hunting birds. That's out of the question. So, we
wrote
| them all a nice note, and they are all on their third call with Animal
Control
| and next time they are all fined 100 each cat, each offense. These cats
are
| supposed to be leashed, or inside, and have tags. People who let their
cats
| roam around when clearly there are coyotes also roaming around do not love
their
| cats. Oh well. I will put better cat proofing around. My husband hates
that
| we have to do that, but the people with the cats don't care and I doubt
fines
| will change anything. However, I fully intend to see them all fined.
Their cats
| are in my yard daily, stalking and killing birds who I lure in with
feeders.
| That, is unacceptable.
|
| On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 14:15:49 GMT, opined:
|
| a water cannon works great. in winter put down that green coated 2" x
4" wire
| fencing stuff. the other alternative is a take em alive trap and drop
the cats off
| at the local humane society. Ingrid
|
| "Jimmy Egan" wrote:
|
| Is there a safe and natural way to keep cats from using my nice never
walked
| on garden beds as a litter box ? I have tried hot pepper flakes and
ammonia
| without success. This is becoming a large problem. Especially when your
yard
| begins to smell of cat urine and feces. It is a small yard in suburban
Long
| Island. Any help would be appreciated as I would like the cats to never
be
| in my yard ... Thanks in advance ...
|
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