ᐅ Cat droppings or wildlife scat? Warning: image of animal droppings!

Did you have to pay?
How long was the cat in your custody? It sounds like the animal was not microchipped or tattooed. Usually, you first check with Tasso, veterinarians, and animal shelters before making a big fuss.

Evolith schrieb:
Where I must strongly disagree with you is your final conclusion to kill the cat if necessary. You are NOT allowed to do that and you have no right to do so. If the cat’s owner finds out, you will face severe penalties. Whether you personally see it as your right is a different matter. But that does not make it legal. So you are forced to find another solution.

You are not allowed to catch the cat. It did not matter that we did not do it intentionally. Even spreading pepper in the garden is very questionable. If the cat is irritated, you may have to pay for veterinary costs.
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Hello Evolith,

there clearly is a high potential for trouble here. As I have already emphasized, I like cats. I also like dogs, birds, and all the wildlife that moves around in my garden. What I dislike, or even refuse to accept, is domesticated animals defecating in my garden. Whether dog or cat—I do not want that. I would first approach every owner and ask them to find a solution. If they don’t consider it and think that they or their pet are allowed to do this, I will have to solve the problem myself. One of the solutions would indeed be to catch the animal. If the owner denies that their pet is fouling the garden, then I have to take this step.

The problem lies with the cat owner who believes they can do whatever they want on my property. That will not be the case.

And now seriously: “severe penalties”
If you have a cat or dog in a confined space, there is a high chance it might react aggressively towards you. Whether an object falls on me, a dog tries to bite me, or a cat tries to scratch me—in all cases I have the right to self-defense. Whether the owner likes it or not.

I ask again: why are cat owners so reluctant to solve their problem? They are the cause.

Steven

haydee schrieb:
You had to pay?
How long was the cat in custody? Sounds like the animal wasn’t tattooed or microchipped. Usually, you check with Tasso, veterinarians, and animal shelters first before making a big fuss.

The cat was tattooed but it was hard to recognize. We made 3 reports to Tasso. The annoying part was that none of the three guessed combinations were correct. Personally, I consider it just “bad luck.” The cat stayed for about 2 months in the nearby animal shelter. The local one was full and had several serious quarantine cases.
You can’t really blame the woman. She did everything that is normally done: she went to an animal shelter (unfortunately the cat lived next door), contacted Tasso, made flyers. What drove up the costs were ads in all the local newspapers. She was quite upset (although relieved) when the animal was found and was pretty annoyed with animal welfare. I can really understand that.

Steven schrieb:
Hello Evolith

Apparently, there is a high potential for trouble here.
As I’ve already said, I like cats. I also like dogs, birds, and all the creatures that fly around in my garden. What I like less or not at all is when domesticated animals poop in my garden. Whether dog or cat: I don’t want it. I would approach any owner and ask them to provide solutions. If they don’t think about it and believe their animal is allowed to do that, I will solve the problem myself. One solution is to catch the animal. If the owner denies their animal is responsible for soiling my garden, I have to do this.
The problem lies with the cat owner who thinks they can control my property. That will not be the case.
And now seriously: “severe penalties will be enforced.”
If you have a cat or dog in a confined space, the chance is high that it will react aggressively to you. Whether an object falls on me, a dog tries to bite me, or a cat tries to scratch me, in all these cases I have the right to self-defense – whether the owner likes it or not.
I ask again: why are cat owners so resistant to solving their problem? They are the cause.

Steven

As I said, I understand your need to firmly “defend” your property. But legally speaking, you are not allowed to do so by any means. Forcing a cat to attack will be almost impossible. Unless it already has a strong aggressive tendency, you are out of luck. They are far too quick for you to corner them.
As unfortunate as that is, you have no choice – legally speaking – but to take the trouble and use harmless methods if the owner is uncooperative.
If you do decide to take a tougher approach, you must expect lawsuits.

Tattoos are often hard to read. I always have both done.

Evolith schrieb:
instead of making the effort and choosing harmless methods, if the owner is uncooperative. If you do take a hard line, you must expect legal action.

Hello Evolith

That’s exactly the problem. When a cat owner (and they are the majority) refuses to cooperate in finding a solution, they should not complain when the garden owner takes matters into their own hands.
What I don’t understand is this: Cat owners see themselves as animal lovers by nature. Yet they have no problem with their beloved pets slowly killing small animals. You can watch it happen coldly. It doesn’t bother you. How do you reconcile that with animal welfare? Or does animal welfare not apply when rabbits are tortured to death over hours by your cats? I find this sight horrifying. I once experienced this with a neighbor’s cat. My wife urged me to do something. In the end, the territory owner solved the problem.

Steven

Steven schrieb:

What I don’t understand: Cat owners see themselves as animal lovers by divine right.
Steven

Um, I don’t want to have anything to do with God. Just saying.

If being an animal lover means owning cats, then I could be happy if they only massacred mice and birds. Instead, I feed huge amounts of chicken and beef to the furry creatures. Anyone who thinks about this quickly realizes that this black-and-white thinking leads nowhere.

Personally, I’m glad for every creature that still lives in my little ecosystem. I’m even starting to make peace with spiders, but it’s difficult.

Unfortunately, in this world of environmental destruction, I think it’s nonsense to grant or deny anyone the right to life. So far, I haven’t seen any willingness to solve the big environmental issues, especially the animal rights issues.

Should society decide to take a step forward during my lifetime, I’ll be the first to join in. But until then, I’m tired of fighting windmills. So, this is why our cats also get canned beef.