A little something for the Scottish ailurophobes on the forum

[Erichalfbee]

https://telegraph.co.uk/gift/d70a68bec1e651ad

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

could always put them on the quarry list
It will take some hunting pressure off the native wild haggis population

 

[JamezF]

Damn! Is it April 1st already?

I'd feel deeply distressed if cats were forced to stay indoors though. I reckon to do so might justifiably be considered a case of animal cruelty in itself.

James

 

[Erichalfbee]

I'd feel deeply distressed if cats were forced to stay indoors though.

Many USA states still allow declawing cats so that they don’t damage furniture if they are kept indoors. It involves amputating the last phalanx ( like cutting off the last bit off each finger) and thankfully illegal here in U.K.

 

[Penninetrader]

And Feral cats ? Have no worries, cat people would house the politicians and any enforcers if they tried this nonsense

 

[Wilco]

TBH I think its long overdue.

Cats are allowed to free roam and disturb and kill a lot of wildlife. The disturbance has a sub lethal effect so it's not just about the hunting.

In addition, it's completely antisocial to have an animal which you are quite happy allow to defecate in your neighbours' gardens. I am so sick of the neighbourhood cats defecating on our drive and in our garden and having to remove it, including from shoes and raised beds.

Plus the wildcat population is basically beyond saving from interbreeding.

Plenty keep indoor only cats, there is always the option of making a catio and if you can't give adequate welfare through those means then don't have a cat. Pet ownership is a luxury not a right.

 

[Swarm]

Could not agree more!!
I am in the same position, constantly seeing off cats who are either using my borders as a latrine or stalking birds. The moment I turn over any soil the stinking creatures think it's a free for all s**t fest.

 

[Sutty]

I doubt the SNP will pursue more political suicide much further, though "no cats in new housing" could work.

 

[Penninetrader]

I am no cat lover that is for sure, I contend that most cat people are those who are too lazy to take a dog for a walk.
Nonetheless, allowing your cat to roam in others gardens and kill birds etc. because you will not hang a bell round the little darlings neck as it annoys, so what if it kills birds and other creatures, you will never see the carnage whilst having your toes up on the bed or sofa.
I would still not ban them or insist they not leave the house but imagine if they could only do so under the same conditions as a dog, on a lead, and the owner had to pick their stinking poops up.
Working cats I would exclude from these conditions as on farms etc.
Downing st, cat ???????????

 

[Erichalfbee]

Downing st, cat ???????????

Has been very quiet on Twitter since "This lot" moved in. Wonder why?

 

[Erichalfbee]

Cats are allowed to free roam and disturb and kill a lot of wildlife. The disturbance has a sub lethal effect so it's not just about the hunting.

I haven't had a cat since moving to Wales. I do miss one but the wildlife more than makes up for it. We have hedgehog boxes dotted round the garden and we had a camera on one. I was delighted when a rabbit moved into it and gave birth to five kittens. One night the camera caught a farmyard cat (the only kind around here) drag out and eat every one!

 

[WoodenBeam]

Well at least they’d be safe from the sea eagles…….& the lynx, wolves etc that are wanted to be reintroduced.

 

[JamezF]

Nonetheless, allowing your cat to roam in others gardens and kill birds etc. because you will not hang a bell round the little darlings neck

A bell makes no difference whatsoever. Cats are more than capable of moving sufficiently stealthily that the bell won't make a sound.

James

 

[Penninetrader]

A bell makes no difference whatsoever. Cats are more than capable of moving sufficiently stealthily that the bell won't make a sound.

James

Then I guess it is on a lead then

 

[Macbear]

Downing st, cat ???????????

demolish the buildings

 

[Murox]

Then I guess it is on a lead then

Oddly enough there are folks up here that actually do take their cat out on a lead. Maybe a local thing or simply a few oddballs, who knows.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Oddly enough there are folks up here that actually do take their cat out on a lead. Maybe a local thing or simply a few oddballs, who knows.

stop them blowing away in the wind I suppose

 

[Sutty]

I've tried leads for cats (when first letting kittens experience the garden) - I can confirm it doesn't work for most cats!!!
They are rather more independent than dogs!

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Could not agree more!!
I am in the same position, constantly seeing off cats who are either using my borders as a latrine or stalking birds. The moment I turn over any soil the stinking creatures think it's a free for all s**t fest.

Some neighbours of ours had two daughters and used to go to Blackpool every year for a week in a boarding house. One year they took along one of the girls friends (Joyce). Everything going well until evening meal when they were seated in a bay windows waiting for the food. Suddenly Joyce leapt up pointing and shouting "Mr S, Mr S that bloody cats shitting in the flower beds again!" The other guests were hugely amused
Oddly she wasn't invited the next year.

 

[Sutty]

Could not agree more!!
I am in the same position, constantly seeing off cats who are either using my borders as a latrine or stalking birds. The moment I turn over any soil the stinking creatures think it's a free for all s**t fest.

There's a product which I think is called "silent roar" which consists of wood pellets impregnated with lion urine. Apparently very effective at keeping cats away.