Once again neighbor problem

14 years ago

A neighbor has transported a dozen + feral cats from a colony a few miles up the rd. to the empty lot next to my house. This is not known yet to the owner of the lot and I do not think she would like it at all. He has put plastic crates and boxes all over for the cats to live in but they are crawling under my hood, into my van, in my Florida room, in the grandkids playhouse and where ever else they want to go. They pee everywhere and it is starting to stink like a litter box. This neighborhood is a registered bird sanctuary and the dozen + well fed cats are tearing up the bird population. They are killing the birds just because that is their nature, not because they are hungry. I'm all for the cycle of life but these cats are being fed constantly. The neighbor is keeping bowls of food full all over the place, all the time. Which is attracting opossums, raccoons and other critters too. The feral cats are nasty deceased, mean and destroying property. I don't know weather to say something to neighbor or just call animal control and the owner of the property. The cat colonies were set up to keep the masses of the critters out of the populated areas. It seems to me if you want cats you should keep them in your house and property not in mine and the rest of the neighbors. I also believe when they tear up someone Else's property the cat lover should take responsibility and pay for it. I've been dealing with these cats for weeks now. As much as I dislike seeing animals die because they are unwanted, I'm willing to open a KILL THEM ALL Animal Control Office at this point.

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grinch_gut
14 years ago
Why I love living in the country....Stacy
dilly_dally
14 years ago
"This neighborhood is a registered bird sanctuary and the dozen + well fed cats are tearing up the bird population."

A registered bird sanctuary?!? I would think the answer is obvious. I would call animal control and they will know how to handle it.

I would also call the owner of the property to let him know that someone is using it for their own purposes, and has set crates and junk and food around on it. If you do not let the owner know about this, the owner herself may face fines from the city for the eyesore, and nuisance it is causing. The owner probably cannot afford a ticket from the city and a day in court. A city will hold the owner responsible for the condition of the property even if they are an absentee owner. She needs to know.
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heather_on
14 years ago
I agree with dilly_dally. I love cats too but feral ones are another story. I sympathize with you on the pee problem let alone all the rest you are enduring.
caroline94535
14 years ago
I love all animals, including cats.

I also trap all strays/ferrals that come on my place and transport them to the humane society. (Two in the past two years, but if there were 20, that would be my number.) In our town, dogs and cats are subject to leash laws, your animals have to stay within the boundaries or your property. They have to be inside, or fenced, leashed, or caged. Cats included.

I always sk all neighbors if they know the owner. If it's not wearing a color, not microchipped, and loose, it goes downtown. I'd rather do that than have them starve or freeze to death.

Yes, it will be 30 below zero here and some people will "dump" a cat here. That's cruelty beyond words, IMO.

Get your self a bait trap. It does not hurt the cat. Start taking them to the pound. You don't deserve to be overrun with cats, their by-products, disease, and food issues.
barb_from_pa
14 years ago
Sorry to hear about your problem. People are just so ignorant sometimes!
I would certainly call the owner of the lot. I would think it would be their responsibility to deal with the problem. And the cats are just going to start multiplying if no action is taken.
Linda
14 years ago
I would also give a call to your town code enforcement officer. Im sure that setting up crates for feral cats is against zoning ordinances and they should be able to put a stop to it for good.
lindyluwho
14 years ago
Call animal control immediately and keep calling until the problem is gone.

Also call the property owner. They need to know how their property is being used/abused.

Keep us posted.

Linda
mariend
14 years ago
I know here what most rural people would do. They would just disapear.
matti5
14 years ago
You need to call the property owner. Now that these cats are on her property I would think she becomes liable for any issues caused by them, even though someone else put them there.
joyfulguy
14 years ago
To start with ... the scats spray you ... you spray them back!

Cats don't like garden hoses.

ole joyful
Pieonear
14 years ago
I wouldn't put up with that for a minute. I'd be calling everyone from the property owner to city officials. The neighbor has no right to turn your neighborhood into a cat dump. He is selfish and inconsiderate to put ferel cats before his neighbors.

I like cats, but a dozen plus cats anywhere are just too many!
stargazzer
14 years ago
I went through the owner first when I had my problem. If I had it to do over I would just go directly to animal control and in your case the owner of the property also. Also I can trap them in my city with a trap that won't hurt them and take them to the humane society. That is what I in ended up doing.
LorifromUtah
14 years ago
Call the proper authorities and let them deal with the property owner.

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jannie
14 years ago
My cousin owns a house on a 50 acre "farm" property. She has an old barn on the property, which they use to store vehicles and tools. She has lived there 30 years and people are always dumping unwanted kittens near the barn, feeling they'll have a place to be safe and catch mice and be fine. NOT! My cousin gathers them up and takes them to the ASPCA to be destroyed. I once thought she was cruel, but now I know she's not running an animal sanctuary. See all the above replies. No one thinks you should have to put up with this nuisance.

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