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concern for cats
hi all, i noticed last week that my neighbour was doing a lot of work on his fence which runs at the bottom of my garden, i didnt take much notice except for last night while i was tidying my own garden i saw that he has put barbed wire around the whole of the garden fence( fair enough its his garden) but what im concerned about his my cat came home with cuts all over his paws and im putting it down to this barbed wire.
i know he detests cats (fair enough) but am i wrong in thinking this is cruel and a very dangerous thing to do? seeings how we have a lot of cats around here.
im worried a poor unsuspecting animal is going to jump on the fence and get seriously hurt.
what should i do?
thanks in advance.
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the man who owns the house actually works for the council and i think a hater of cats.
thing is we also get foxes jumping that fence i kow because they come into my garden and i feed them! im wracking my brains as to which dept of thw council to contact, what with this i can feel myself getting more and more angrier when i look out of the window!
its not as though any one could actually get access to his garden to rob him!? hes the only one that is completly blocked off so he must have done it to stop the cats wandering, the word cruel ****** comes to mind. there must be a kinder to way to keep the cats off his garden.
thanks a lot, now im wittering lol.
julie x
I just found this http://www.askthe.police.uk/Content/Q78.htm
The key section seems to be:
Using barbed/razor wire and broken glass in order to stop people getting in to your home is not advisable. You are making yourself liable to civil action as you owe a duty of care to ensure that visitors to your property are reasonably safe. As absurd as it may seem you also owe a lower duty of care to trespassers.
Do you feel you could talk to him face to face to explain your concerns. s this site suggests, maybe he could plant a hawthorne bush or other prickly plan instead (which cats can negotiate better than evil barbed wire). You could even say you'd contribute to this if you feel able to....
Poor puss, hope he's OK now.
But I will hose them down, and lob things at them (not literally) if they are in my garden.
I prefer to see wild birds in my garden.
I think cats are too easy pets to own, as half the time their owners do not know where they are.
well ive had great news from the rspca! they say they are trying hard to get something done about neighbours that are doing this sort of thing and they agree with me it is wrong. anyway had a really long chat about this and they are sending round an rspca officer around to see it for themselves, apparantly the rspca are unindated with complaints about this sort of thing.
firebird yes i love birds too, infact i adore all animals, i own 3 rabbits a cat and some fish infact, i do everything possible to ensure my cat is looked after, he has a collar and a bell on to stop him catching birds, he is wormed and has reg vaccinations and he is inside during the night,and has access to his own house during the day so he isnt just left, he also has a heart problems immune system problems, so no i dont agree cats are any easier to look after than any pet really.