A lot has been written on the topic of deterring free-roaming domestic cats from neighbours’ gardens. I cover a recent discussion using plants in the EXPRESS newspaper below but first I would like to discuss this single effective way to … continue reading…
NEWS AND COMMENT-WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE: Fay Massey and Brian Helliwell have six cats who are allowed to come and go as they please. They have a driveway where the cats sometimes sit around particularly during the hot weather recently because I … continue reading…
This is a really tricky question although people tend to oversimplify it. First, what is too many cats? It is subjective. That’s the first hurdle but let’s say that without question your neighbour has too many cats. He or she … continue reading…
The flyer that the cat owner distributed in her area is self-explanatory. She is basically asking neighbours to stop feeding her cat as he begs for food and she does not want him to get fat. I think some of … continue reading…
This is about a nice guy living in America who felt that he had to help a neighbour’s cat. The cat was neglected. He posted his story on the Reddit.com website. It seems that the problem started when the woman … continue reading…
Normally, it is unwise to feed someone else’s cat unless there is an obvious need to do so. This is a dilemma which confronts probably millions of people in America and hundreds of thousands of people in the UK annually. … continue reading…
I am in a poll mood today 🙂 . Here are some options in a poll which are designed to improve cat guardianship standards through local byelaws to make certain aspects of cat ownership mandatory. A small minority spoil it … continue reading…
NEWS AND COMMENT-SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Is this an example of animal hoarding or just very efficient pet ownership carried out to a high standard but in large numbers? The local authority decided the latter as they’ve allowed Hayley Bramhall, a bikini … continue reading…
There are many people who want to keep neighbours’ cats out of their backyard and there are many methods, some of which will fail. I like these two methods and I will recommend them as a starting point because they … continue reading…
NEWS AND VIEWS: Shirley Gear-Evans, 65, a widow of Adber, near Sherborne in Dorset, UK, said that she can’t have another cat because her neighbour admittedly drowned her cat, Ruby, in a water butt. Her neighbour is Richard Giles, 69, … continue reading…
It is not uncommon for neighbourhood cats to want to visit neighbour’s homes. You won’t know if an individual cat is neglected or well cared for unless you take the cat to a veterinarian which is a possibility (but unusual) … continue reading…
Hackney, London, UK: Hackney is in the East End of London, a region regarded as working class. A black guy, Jamal Perry (26), lives there with his girlfriend and a housemate with his cats. In classic British style they are … continue reading…
No, you shouldn’t be upset and should accept it all things being equal. I call them timeshare cats. Having read the article, if you disagree, please tell me. The scenario: you let your cat go outside and he is gone … continue reading…
A retired police detective inspector in the UK, Colin Butcher, who has dealt with many thefts believes that about 50% of cats have a second home they frequent regularly. He said that he’s heard of four people believing that they … continue reading…
The online Which? review magazine says that cats, foxes and squirrels come out on top of the list of animals that people in Britain want to keep out of their garden. Apparently almost half of the survey respondents prefer that … continue reading…
