Your right, is was a wreckless comment, but I stand by it.
Every morning I get up, walk out my front door and really enjoy the smell of fresh cat urine. And I particually enjoy cleaning the cats sh#t out of my front and back garden. If you want to own a cat and call it a family pet thats great. But if I catch one in my yard............
I agree wholheartedly.
We keep native mammals in outdoor enclosures and we have three cats in particular (and a few blow ins) who harass them every night. They jump up and swipe at the animals and try to get their claws thru the wire to get them. It stresses my animals, and may one day kill some, and Iv had enough.
The worst parrt is that they are cunning, and as yet, we have not been able to... dispose of them. So atm, when we hear or see them on the surveailance cams in the enclosures, we let the dog out, who chases them away.. for a while.
None of them have collars, so it is legal here to dispose of them if we can catch them, and we will.
The stress to our animals is far worse than the piss smell in our new car, from them all marking the vents under the wipers - so they just have to go.
Why should we (us and our native mammals) have to put up with this, because irresponsable cat owners let them out all night, so they dont have to listen to them meow and scratch at the door to go out??
Those that let them out all night, dont be too surprised when they dont come home one day.
(esp if they come in my yard with no collar)
My partner and I grew up in Melton (or Meltdown, as we used to call it) and go back there all the time.
We still have family there, some of whom, have influence in the local council.
I know they would support this petition (as they are avid gardeners, and sick of sticking their fingers in cat feaces in their own yard)
There will be a few more additions to the petition, and maybe some inside support.