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Recently, Pussy Galore uttered:

I've been lurking in this NG for some time now, and I have to say that
I am amazed by the tolerance that some people show towards CATS!
They crap and piddle all over my garden. Their owners show absolutely
no consideration for other people or their property, and in fact show
a complete contempt for other people's feelings and property rights.
How many dogs are allowed to behave in this way.
If dog owners are forced into picking up their pet's droppings why are
we so tolerant towards cats. They are carriers of the same diseases
that dogs are accused of carrying, so much so that dog owners have to
clean up after their pets. So why not bloody cats? Someone on this
NG suggested shooting them. Not a bad idea as far as I'm concerned.

Here I go again...

I don't think you can equate cats and dogs in this way. They are different
species. You can own a dog, but any cat person will tell you that the cat
is not owned, The cat does what it wants, when it wants. They are far more
independent than the poor old dog. A dog without a lead is a lost soul. A
cat without a lead is a free spirit !

You should feel privileged that a cat chooses your patch to "crap and
piddle" in. Dogs leave it all over the roads, pavements and parks for just
about anybody to find. This particular cat has chosen only YOU to be the
recipient of its present. Aren't you the lucky one !

As for the "owners", as you well know, we can't ( and shouldn't ) be held
responsible, and British Law backs this up...

Animals Act 1971..
"Cats cannot be held guilty of trespass and the owners cannot be held
responsible for any damage done."
and
"Domestic animals such as cats and dogs are allowed by law to roam. A
person who wants to prevent a neighbour's cat or dog from entering her/his
property could make her/his own fencing arrangements."

So perhaps you'd better get a bigger fence ??
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