Anne Jackson writes
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Mikesndbs writes
Hello

I know this is an emotive subject and indeed I have already had my
fingers burned when I added a link to an official government petition.
However as this thread already exists I don't see that it would do
harm to add it here!

Perhaps.

But if we all follow your lead and post links to petitions about issues
that we are concerned about, then the gardening content of the group
will get swamped.

Cats _are_ of concern to gardeners, though...as evidenced by the
multitudes of threads in the past.

Yes, but that petition isn't going to do anything about their defecating
in the garden, which is what the multitudes of threads are about. I
could start posting links to the Cats Protection League using the same
logic.
--
Kay

Well at least I am trying!
And without suggesting any harm to the cats!
Cats are as someone said here a concern to gardeners hence posting to
a garden forum.
Also, if some controls were brought in then it would stop the issue of
cats messing in other people gardens, or at least make it the cat
owner who has to got the time and expense of keeping their animals out
of your garden.

To those who have supported this thanks very much.
To those who persistently moan and make witless comments go get a
life!

I will not come back to this thread or read any more replies.

Oh! one last thing, another petition is for cats to attract a child
benefit! this shows the level of some of the owners and why we need
the government to make a ruling on the matter.

On Jul 7, 4:28 pm, K wrote:

Yes, but that petition isn't going to do anything about their defecating
in the garden, which is what the multitudes of threads are about. I
could start posting links to the Cats Protection League using the same
logic.

I usually have a couple of feral cats in my garden and I have learned
to live with them even though I don't like them. Just recently there
has only been one, my neighbour told me that a fox killed it and it
will often kill cats, I have never heard of that before. We do get
foxes in the garden and also deer, badger, ducks, pheasants. Our lawn
sometimes resembles an animal lavatory but we have learned to live
with that too, I just wish I could identify the poo so that I know who
is doing what.

Judith

pretended :
On Jul 7, 4:28 pm, K wrote:

Yes, but that petition isn't going to do anything about their defecating
in the garden, which is what the multitudes of threads are about. I
could start posting links to the Cats Protection League using the same
logic.

I usually have a couple of feral cats in my garden and I have learned
to live with them even though I don't like them. Just recently there
has only been one, my neighbour told me that a fox killed it and it
will often kill cats, I have never heard of that before. We do get
foxes in the garden and also deer, badger, ducks, pheasants. Our lawn
sometimes resembles an animal lavatory but we have learned to live
with that too, I just wish I could identify the poo so that I know who
is doing what.

Judith

A fox came into our garden and frightend the chipmonks which were in
their run.

My wife kept on at me so I shot him dead. She never spoke to me for 2
days then.

I think the best thing to do with cats is to fill up some empty
lemonade bottles with water and leave them on the ground, this seems to
deter them. Also in fine soil I break up a beanpole into small pieces
and plant them in the soil to stop the cat from squatting down.

--
Count Baldoni