"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Part_No" wrote
"Bob Hobden" wrote
"Chris" wrote
Is it OK to bury cat droppings?
Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes?

I can't see why not, had an allotment where a neighbour had dozens of
cats and we didn't have a problem. Bury it deep enough so you and
others don't accidentally handle it.
There are possible risks from faeces, horse manure is the biggest
vector of tetanus, but normal sensible hygiene is all that is
required. If you think about it, any risk can't be any worse than the
daily cleaning out of a litter tray.


Cat droppings are the PAIN OF MY LIFE in my garden.

Why??? Birds, insects, small animals constantly foul your garden so why
pick on cats, they at least normally bury their poo and there is a bonus
in that they do something about other pests. (mice, rats, pigeons...)
God forbid you get a fox with cubs in your garden, from experience on our
allotment, they really do know how to destroy stuff.

I have made a few frames covered with netting to stop them pooing on my
freshly dug ground, and it works, but at sowing time I don't have enough
of them.
If I made enough for all of my areas I would be continually shifting
them, one at a time, for every move I make.


What's wrong with them pooing on your ground, just ignore it.

Lazy cat owners should be made to account for their furry pets poos.

As a cat owner I don't understand what is lazy about an owner allowing
their cat out.
I have one, now elderly pedigree cat (19.5), who has never pood outside,
she has always used a tray, even come in to use it, the other is a young
stray and lived feral for a while (under our BBQ) and he won't consider a
tray even though we have constantly tried to encourage him too.

Part of the problem is breeders that allow non-pedigree kittens to be
sold/given away before they are 12 weeks old. The organisation in charge
of Pedigree Cats insists they have to be. By that time the mother will
have house trained them and taught them to use a tray and it will stay
with them for life as it has all our pedigree cats.

Perhaps you could start a petition for a new law on that topic. 12 weeks
minimum before they leave their mother.


I wouldn't hurt a cat or any animal, but the owners!!!!

Cats should be on leads in my opinion as dogs are.

More than a bobs(shilling)worth of my opinion

Dogs and irresponsible owners of; now don't get me on that topic!!! :-)

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK


Actually, Bob, 12 weeks is too long. It is a well known fact that kittens
who are over 12 weeks old before being homed with a human family are less
likely to bond with people and adapt to training. This would make them less
controllable, not more. Eight weeks is quite good enough if they've been
reared responsibly.

Although my garden is used by cats (including my own) and foxes, it is the
fox's poo that is the most dificult to deal with. It is deposited openly
where one can't avoid finding it, often in the middle of a plant where it
can't easily be cleaned up. To make matters worse, it is usually alive with
worms :~(. Apart from this, I don't have any problem with foxes and don't
attempt to deter them. Both the cats and the foxes help to keep down
vermin.

Spider