I forgot to add that there is a law that requires that cats be leashed or kept in the house - cannot roam free, but animal control will not come out to trap cats.

If you haven't already, I would have a serious talk with the neighbor lady and tell her how upsetting it is to continually find dead baby ducks in your yard. If she is not receptive to a talk, you can always bring up the leash law. She's the one with the cat who's loose and isn't supposed to be (and I have nothing against cats).

If you can get her to really do something about keeping her cat in more each day without mentioning the law it might keep whatever neighborly friendliness you and she have intact. Even if animal control will not trap cats, they could come out to talk with her if all other attempts on your part don't help.

Good luck.

If I were you I would set out a trap and trap it myself and take it to the Human Society or Animal Control, if she wants it back she will need to pay for it and then maybe she will keep it inside, if not she shouldn't have it. Good luck.

Donna

i asked my nephew last summer to bring down his kids super soaker water rifle. Filled it with brown cider viniger full strengh and everytime the neighbors cat came into the yard i soaked it. It did not take many times for it to avoid my place

I meant to ask - does your property abut a pond or lake?I'm assuming it does.) If so, and the animal control officer can't help, perhaps there is a local wildlife management person who could. You have a legitimate concern for wild ducks, and he/she might be helpful. They might offer help (or at least advice) on trapping the cat if you have to. But if you have to trap it, at least make them come and pick it up.

I had the same problem with cats jumping the fence and laying under the shrubs and killing the birds in my back yard under the feeders. I got so fed up that I called the humane society and they loaned me a cage for 10 days at a time. Last summer I trapped 3 possums - 11 cats and so far this year 3 cats. They even come and pick up the cats. They have a website and put the cats up for adoption. I have some neighbours who dont like it but too dang bad. There is a bylaw that says cats are to be on a leash - caged outside or kept inside. One neighbour who has since moved away.....even threatened me while the truck was here to pick up his cat. They were told to pay $90 to retreive the cat.....they didnt as it was put up for adoption. His cat was never inside anyways and was sorta wild. That cat even would get on the hood of my car and peeeee on my windshield. I saw yellow on my windshild and figured out what it was. He sprayed everywhere...ewwwwwwwwww. When I turned on the fan in my car the smell was so nasty. I had to take the car to the car wash serveral times because of that.
I have 3 or 4 new cats in the area again...stocking my birds. They even sit on edge of goldfish pond as well trying to catch a fish.
Good luck and yes the water gun for kids work good. I have one that sprays 25 feet and cats hate the water.
Russ

Catch the cat and take it to Animal Control ... explain that you found it wandering outside.

Do this every time you find it outside.