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Cats in garden
Hi all,
I encourage wildlife into my garden which is visited and nested by Birds, squirrels, Fox's,badgers,frogs,toads, newts and the occasional sloworm and grassnake, I also have an aviary with Cockatiels. All nice and cosy apart from 2 large black cats, these have collars and look well fed so I assume they are from some where down the street. They crap in the garden, have caught collared doves and the other birds and eat the food I put out for the Badgers and Fox's not to mention trying to terrorise my cockatiels. I have been looking for ways to discourage them without harming the rest of the wildlife. I don't want a dog or a cat, don't spend enough time at home to do them justice. I have looked at sensor watering systems etc.. but have come across this one: http://tinyurl.com/2evhnr. Anybody any experience of this or similar? I am a pretty good shot and lots of patience so quite fancy it Bazza |
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Bazza wrote:
Hi all, I encourage wildlife into my garden which is visited and nested by Birds, squirrels, Fox's,badgers,frogs,toads, newts and the occasional sloworm and grassnake, I also have an aviary with Cockatiels. All nice and cosy apart from 2 large black cats, these have collars and look well fed so I assume they are from some where down the street. They crap in the garden, have caught collared doves and the other birds and eat the food I put out for the Badgers and Fox's not to mention trying to terrorise my cockatiels. I have been looking for ways to discourage them without harming the rest of the wildlife. I don't want a dog or a cat, don't spend enough time at home to do them justice. I have looked at sensor watering systems etc.. but have come across this one: http://tinyurl.com/2evhnr. Anybody any experience of this or similar? I am a pretty good shot and lots of patience so quite fancy it Bazza A BB gun with plastic pellets, shoot em up the arse a few times. -- MSN WebCam http://nitromax.ww.com Location Telford, Shropshire |
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Nitro® wrote:
Bazza wrote: Hi all, I encourage wildlife into my garden which is visited and nested by Birds, squirrels, Fox's,badgers,frogs,toads, newts and the occasional sloworm and grassnake, I also have an aviary with Cockatiels. All nice and cosy apart from 2 large black cats, these have collars and look well fed so I assume they are from some where down the street. They crap in the garden, have caught collared doves and the other birds and eat the food I put out for the Badgers and Fox's not to mention trying to terrorise my cockatiels. I have been looking for ways to discourage them without harming the rest of the wildlife. I don't want a dog or a cat, don't spend enough time at home to do them justice. I have looked at sensor watering systems etc.. but have come across this one: http://tinyurl.com/2evhnr. Anybody any experience of this or similar? I am a pretty good shot and lots of patience so quite fancy it Bazza A BB gun with plastic pellets, shoot em up the arse a few times. I do have a Musket and shot but don't want to jepordise my licence, Want to take a softly softly approach first |
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All nice and cosy apart from 2 large black cats, these have collars and look well fed so I assume they are from some where down the street. Bazza There have been quite a few threads on this recently. The best one I read involved getting a trap (cat clamp). It doesn't harm the cats but they don't like being caged up for an hour or three. Apparently you can optionally take the caged cats along to somewhere (forgot where but I'm sure someone else will fill in the missing details) and they will release the cat for a release fee! A bit like car clamping but for cats! It certainly makes owners take more responsibility for their animals! David. |
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from "David \(Normandy\)" contains these words: All nice and cosy apart from 2 large black cats, these have collars and look well fed so I assume they are from some where down the street. Bazza There have been quite a few threads on this recently. The best one I read involved getting a trap (cat clamp). It doesn't harm the cats but they don't like being caged up for an hour or three. Apparently you can optionally take the caged cats along to somewhere (forgot where but I'm sure someone else will fill in the missing details) and they will release the cat for a release fee! A bit like car clamping but for cats! It certainly makes owners take more responsibility for their animals! But you don't 'own' a cat - it owns you!! I have never been able to control where a cat 'performs' nor to stop them catching birds Occasionally I find a pile of stray feathers in my garden so I guess one of the local feline population [thankfully small] has had an extra meal courtesy of my bird table. Beryl |
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"David (Normandy)" writes
All nice and cosy apart from 2 large black cats, these have collars and look well fed so I assume they are from some where down the street. Bazza There have been quite a few threads on this recently. The best one I read involved getting a trap (cat clamp). It doesn't harm the cats but they don't like being caged up for an hour or three. Apparently you can optionally take the caged cats along to somewhere (forgot where but I'm sure someone else will fill in the missing details) and they will release the cat for a release fee! A bit like car clamping but for cats! It certainly makes owners take more responsibility for their animals! Since there is no law saying that the owner must confine a cat to his own land, or stop it going on to someone else's land, trapping a cat and refusing to release it except for payment would seem to be a bit problematical. -- Kay |
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Feed them.
Try Chicken and wallpaper stripper but my favourite was beef and warfarin (100mg), The cats ceased to be a problem! -- Baal I smile and go off waving (Amiably) - for that's my way "Bazza" wrote in message ... Hi all, I encourage wildlife into my garden which is visited and nested by Birds, squirrels, Fox's,badgers,frogs,toads, newts and the occasional sloworm and grassnake, I also have an aviary with Cockatiels. All nice and cosy apart from 2 large black cats, these have collars and look well fed so I assume they are from some where down the street. They crap in the garden, have caught collared doves and the other birds and eat the food I put out for the Badgers and Fox's not to mention trying to terrorise my cockatiels. I have been looking for ways to discourage them without harming the rest of the wildlife. I don't want a dog or a cat, don't spend enough time at home to do them justice. I have looked at sensor watering systems etc.. but have come across this one: http://tinyurl.com/2evhnr. Anybody any experience of this or similar? I am a pretty good shot and lots of patience so quite fancy it Bazza -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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"David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... All nice and cosy apart from 2 large black cats, these have collars and look well fed so I assume they are from some where down the street. Bazza There have been quite a few threads on this recently. The best one I read involved getting a trap (cat clamp). It doesn't harm the cats but they don't like being caged up for an hour or three. Give it a good soak with the garden hose. Apparently, that helps. Graham |
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In message , Beryl Harwood
wrote But you don't 'own' a cat - it owns you!! This is typical response from the irresponsible members of our society who don't bother to control their pets. I have never been able to control where a cat 'performs' nor to stop them catching birds Then don't keep cats. -- Alan news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com |
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"graham" wrote in message news:NgEci.29720$NV3.17028@pd7urf2no... "David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... All nice and cosy apart from 2 large black cats, these have collars and look well fed so I assume they are from some where down the street. Bazza There have been quite a few threads on this recently. The best one I read involved getting a trap (cat clamp). It doesn't harm the cats but they don't like being caged up for an hour or three. Give it a good soak with the garden hose. Apparently, that helps. Graham I would go with this, or a water pistol so long as it is not too high pressured. I have three cats and try to control them. Most times I fail, with two of them. The third prefers to go in our front garden. I have mentioned to neighbours that a water pistol aimed just right will do the trick. Just not too high pressure!! |
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"Beryl Harwood" wrote in message ... The message from "David \(Normandy\)" contains these words: But you don't 'own' a cat - it owns you!! I have never been able to control where a cat 'performs' nor to stop them catching birds Occasionally I find a pile of stray feathers in my garden so I guess one of the local feline population [thankfully small] has had an extra meal courtesy of my bird table. Beryl One responsible cat owner I know keeps hers on a leash when she lets it out. That way, it can roam over most of her front lawn but nobody else's. So simple! Graham |
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"Alan" wrote in message ... In message , Beryl Harwood wrote But you don't 'own' a cat - it owns you!! This is typical response from the irresponsible members of our society who don't bother to control their pets. I have never been able to control where a cat 'performs' nor to stop them catching birds Then don't keep cats. -- Alan news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com you do know where cats originated..................no, you know nothing about them. |
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"Baal" wrote in message .. . Feed them. Try Chicken and wallpaper stripper but my favourite was beef and warfarin (100mg), The cats ceased to be a problem! -- Baal I smile and go off waving (Amiably) - for that's my way "Bazza" wrote in message ... Hi all, I encourage wildlife into my garden which is visited and nested by Birds, squirrels, Fox's,badgers,frogs,toads, newts and the occasional sloworm and grassnake, I also have an aviary with Cockatiels. All nice and cosy apart from 2 large black cats, these have collars and look well fed so I assume they are from some where down the street. They crap in the garden, have caught collared doves and the other birds and eat the food I put out for the Badgers and Fox's not to mention trying to terrorise my cockatiels. I have been looking for ways to discourage them without harming the rest of the wildlife. I don't want a dog or a cat, don't spend enough time at home to do them justice. I have looked at sensor watering systems etc.. but have come across this one: http://tinyurl.com/2evhnr. Anybody any experience of this or similar? I am a pretty good shot and lots of patience so quite fancy it Bazza -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com I bet you a little fat chap with a bald head and plenty tattoos and your wear those short sleeve T shirts.....................right. |
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"graham" wrote in message news:X5Fci.29823$NV3.6771@pd7urf2no... "Beryl Harwood" wrote in message ... The message from "David \(Normandy\)" contains these words: But you don't 'own' a cat - it owns you!! I have never been able to control where a cat 'performs' nor to stop them catching birds Occasionally I find a pile of stray feathers in my garden so I guess one of the local feline population [thankfully small] has had an extra meal courtesy of my bird table. Beryl One responsible cat owner I know keeps hers on a leash when she lets it out. That way, it can roam over most of her front lawn but nobody else's. So simple! Graham Just 4 words stand out there and speak a thousand words .......... .. ""One responsible cat owner"" such a rare thing these days. Mike -- The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy Reunion Bournemouth August/September 2007 www.rneba.org.uk |
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Yes Baby wrote:
"Baal" wrote in message .. . Feed them. Try Chicken and wallpaper stripper but my favourite was beef and warfarin (100mg), The cats ceased to be a problem! -- Baal I smile and go off waving (Amiably) - for that's my way "Bazza" wrote in message ... Hi all, I encourage wildlife into my garden which is visited and nested by Birds, squirrels, Fox's,badgers,frogs,toads, newts and the occasional sloworm and grassnake, I also have an aviary with Cockatiels. All nice and cosy apart from 2 large black cats, these have collars and look well fed so I assume they are from some where down the street. They crap in the garden, have caught collared doves and the other birds and eat the food I put out for the Badgers and Fox's not to mention trying to terrorise my cockatiels. I have been looking for ways to discourage them without harming the rest of the wildlife. I don't want a dog or a cat, don't spend enough time at home to do them justice. I have looked at sensor watering systems etc.. but have come across this one: http://tinyurl.com/2evhnr. Anybody any experience of this or similar? I am a pretty good shot and lots of patience so quite fancy it Bazza -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com I bet you a little fat chap with a bald head and plenty tattoos and your wear those short sleeve T shirts.....................right. Is that aimed at me Yes Baby?? I am 5'11", slim, head of hair, no tattoos and hate short sleeve shirts. I also abhor unnecessary suffering to any creatures and do not even kill flies out of hand. I am a committed meat eater but do not use insecticide in the garden,my plants are designed to encourage insect life, if greenfly are a pest in the greenhouse I introduce natural predators, everything goes in a circle. Whilst I am at it I also detest any form of killing for fun, as a kid I used to hunt rabbits with dogs and ferrets but they always ended up on the table. Deterrent is better than cure that is why I am interested in the item from the web link. Bazza |
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