B****y cats!!!!!
Checked the caravan cover last weekend, and someones darling little feline companion has found it acceptable to use the rear corners as a scratching post! (Little git!)
So I'm off to buy a "scardy cat" pest deterent.
Hose pipe connects to a stand alone spray nozzle and works off a motion detector.
Buying 2, and set up to cover both sides of caravan. Job done.
Now, do I tell/warn Jules,??? Because she parks her car in the line of fire!! 
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A couple of the blighters have moved in near me. I’ve not seen any birds in the garden for almost a year and the feeders are untouched. Tried allsorts to deter them, I see them often on the fences and on peoples shed roofs eyeing up the fish in my pond, fortunately I had to put a net over the pond to stop feeding the local herons.
If anyone knows a sure fire way of getting rid of the cats, short of an air rifle, I’d be very grateful.
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If anyone knows a sure fire way of getting rid of the cats, short of an air rifle, I’d be very grateful.
We could and should do as in some American Cities and have animal restrain Laws as :-
CITY OF AURORA,
COLORADO CAT
RESTRAINT LAWhttp://www.njaudubon.org/portals/10/catsindoors/pdf/aurora_law.pdf
Section 14_101 Running Free [page 3]
This type of restraint law also applies in the city in Illinois our family lives in. It works wonders as everyone is happy, owners can have their pets but their neighbours and the local wild life don't have to suffer them. The cats are typically leashed to long lines like clotheslines run down the gardens so can play outside.
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I cannot support the killing of cats, that's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. The problem with cat nuisance is the lazy owners who allow their cats to wander and defecate in other people's gardens and public spaces. This plus causing damage and even worse, allowing their cat to slaughter garden birds is the nub of the problem. There is no reason for any cat to be allowed by their owners to carry out this anti social behaviour it's down to lack of control------ Prosecution of those indolent cat owners is the answer, in the same way as dog owners who don't control their dogs.
Of course we always hear excuses by those couldn't care less owners that cats, by law, are deemed to be wild animals and that the owners have no responsibility..----------All cats can be controlled,----- I know many good cat owners who really do care for their cats and don't allow them to wander outside their own garden.
Antisocial cat owners should not be allowed to keep cats.
K
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I've never seen cat training sessions K, how does the sit, stay, recall methods work with cats? Or are the fences/hedges electrified?
We have lots of cats around us, see at least two in our garden daily, despite having a couple of dogs of our own. If the birds aren't coming, it's because they are better fed elsewhere, or your feeders need resiting somewhere cat proof!
(Airedale Terriers are good cat deterrents if trained from puppies, however, lazy Labradors are a bit hit and miss.....)
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The feeder are in the same place they have been for years, we used to have to fill them at least twice a week.
Ive tried the electronic replants without any success
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Nice one TTDA. But I'm sure you don't allow your dog to roam the surrounding streets and gardens unsupervised . Likewise good cat owners confine their cats to their own house and garden. Its called social responsibility.
BTW-- We have a dog who "persuades" cats not to come into our garden and if they do, to make a hasty retreat. We therefore have a large population of garden birds at our feeders.
K
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I agree that a lot of cat owners have "house cats" that seldom go out, but other than on a lead, it must be extremely difficult to confine a cat to only one's own garden. It was the funny thoughts of of a cat training class that prompted my tongue in cheek reply! Our two cats (both taken in as rescues) loathed each other, so I could see the fur flying at a class! They did love the dogs though!
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😸Excellent idea , we have a Westie don't see many cats in our garden ........now .🐕 they tend to stay on the tool shed roof , when in transit over the gardens .
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Catnip?
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IME its not just cats that deter birds, we have one next door which often uses our lawn to dump on.
The main reason we don't see birds is the local sparrow hawk or hawks!
I have seen two black birds killed in our back garden by hawks, along with a pigeon which he disposed of as I videoed him.
We also have feeders, but they only get used when the hawk isn't around. Ten years ago we would have woken up to the dawn chorus, and taken pleasure in watching the birds nesting in our garden.
No more I afraid, not while cats prowl and hawks are about.
Not a bird in sight today, even though I haven't seen him, I know the hawk is around.
Re the pond fish, I have an electric fence around mine and have never lost a fish since, I have seen herons fly off in panic after getting a belt !
I had it now over 12 years and would never be with out it now.
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It's some cat owners who need training. Those bad owners who allow their cats to slaughter garden birds and defecate in public places. Totally anti - social and unnecessary as well as being a health hazard. If they can't look after their pets properly they should not keep them.
I like cats and I know many good and caring owners who are socially responsible and make sure their pet is not a nuisance. --- It's the bad owners who cause the problems. -----------Bringing the rules of cat ownership into line with dog ownership would be a very good start.
K
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