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September 14th, 2011, 1:05 PM
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Cats invading yard
I have a neighbor who takes in every stray in the neighborhood and then lets them run wild. They urinate on my porch, my car and poop in my
gardens, all around my house. Is there a humane way to keep this myriad of felines from invading my yard and using it as their litter box?
I live in the city of Killeen and thought there was an ordinance prohibiting owners from letting pets run loose.
Is it legal to trap them and take to Animal Control?
Any help would be appreciated.
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September 14th, 2011, 1:20 PM
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yes, it's legal to trap them (in a box trap) and animal control will supply the trap and come out and pick up the cat once you got it trapped...mac
Originally Posted by
beaver
I have a neighbor who takes in every stray in the neighborhood and then lets them run wild. They urinate on my porch, my car and poop in my
gardens, all around my house. Is there a humane way to keep this myriad of felines from invading my yard and using it as their litter box?
I live in the city of Killeen and thought there was an ordinance prohibiting owners from letting pets run loose.
Is it legal to trap them and take to Animal Control?
Any help would be appreciated.
Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
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September 14th, 2011, 2:02 PM
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September 14th, 2011, 2:04 PM
#4
It's a pretty far drive but TAMU used to pay a few bucks for every cat you bring them. They use them in their Vet training program. When I lived in Bryan and College Station we never had troubles with stray cats.
"A boy cannot become a girl and a man cannot become a woman, not even if he shuts his eyes and wishes really hard."
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September 14th, 2011, 3:55 PM
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wow....that's news to me....i knew nothing about the deposit, but then i use my own trap too. beats me how a cat could catch his leg in my have a heart....mac
Originally Posted by
Ludwig
Not only is it legal, they appreciate our help. They do ask you for a $55 refundable deposit because too many of their traps have caught legs. I trap about 1 a month and animal control has always been happy to take them from me. I bought my own trap so I'm sure it's in good working order.
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September 14th, 2011, 4:07 PM
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September 14th, 2011, 4:11 PM
#7
actually, ludwig, i did NOT know that. i should've known that but didn't......i never had a trouble with these feral cats till i moved out here in hymesa. the way they react in the morning to see me coming toward them is unreal. i've never seen anything as ferocious as a trapped hymesa/heather glen feral cat.....and i ran a trap line as a kid!.....mac
Originally Posted by
Ludwig
I was using a metaphor. Sorry about the misunderstanding. When I say that the trap "caught legs" I meant that people were taking them and not bringing them back... but you knew that, SA.
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September 14th, 2011, 4:23 PM
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Every cat that gets itself caught in my trap is a feral cat, even if it's someone's pet. The only cat that's not feral is the one in the owner's house.
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September 14th, 2011, 4:31 PM
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and the brethren all said AMEN!....mac
Originally Posted by
Ludwig
Every cat that gets itself caught in my trap is a feral cat, even if it's someone's pet. The only cat that's not feral is the one in the owner's house.
Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
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September 14th, 2011, 4:33 PM
#10
Originally Posted by
beaver
I live in the city of Killeen and thought there was an ordinance prohibiting owners from letting pets run loose.
Any help would be appreciated.
Not only is it legal to trap them, but there used to be a limit on the number of yard type pets a resident could keep.
There are a number of "remedies" for your problem. They can be ordered through all kinds of mail order catalogs < Carol Wright Gifts, Harriet Carter, etc>
Check the website for Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs. There might be some herbs that cats find noxious that you could plant.
Or how about this idea? Plant catnip and set a live trap next to it. That should help keep AC busy.
The secret to longevity is to eat a live frog first thing each day. Then nothing worse will happen to either of you all day.
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