I have six cats, now Im not sure if this is going to work in the longterm
but it's worked for over a week now, so it may help a little. Because I have
chucks also I've had to fence off the new veggie plot using chicken wire and
stakes to a height of 5'. At the top of each stake I've stapled plastic
flower pots. The cats climb up the stakes and reach the pots and just go
down again. I find the pots very handy to keep seeds, secauters, string etc
in. Also Im going to try planting strawberry plants in them . Its working
for me and and turned out handy too..perhaps this may help if cats r a
problem

"Malcolm" wrote in message
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On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 09:11:06 -0000, "BAC"
wrote:


"mandy thomas" wrote in
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"Larry Stoter" wrote in message
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mandy thomas wrote:

snips ....

How do you suggest people train their cats to stay out of your
garden?

Not really my problem - if an owner can't train it to remain in the
garden, then keep it indoors or in a fenced area in the garden.


To say that it's not your problem is a cop-out. The fact is, it's
impossible
to train your cat in this way.

So the issue then becomes: should it be illegal to own a cat? If it's
legal,
there's not a lot you can do about it as there is no way of training
your
cat in the way you would like. If the health issues are as compelling
as
you
say then it would be more productive to campaign for the banning of
cats
altogether than complaining that owners aren't training their pets
properly.



It does not necessarily become a matter of making cat ownership illegal,
it
might become a matter of making cat owners responsible and accountable
for
the actions of their animals, the excuse 'we can't stop them' being no
defence.

That's right, I think it's clearly a case of the owners actually
facing up to the problems their pets can cause. Even restricting their
free range to once or twice per day would have remarkable effects on
wildlife damage. Certainly neutering etc should be made compulsory.