wind cat ???

[chris1wg 24]

this farm i shoot on as hundreds maybe thousands of free range chickens, he as a problem with foxes that we are dealing with but he has told us there is also a wild cat that keeps killing his chickens. he has told us he wants it gone just want to know if we are allowed to get rid of it with the 12g if we come across this cat ??

[RossM 8,121]

this farm i shoot on as hundreds maybe thousands of free range chickens, he as a problem with foxes that we are dealing with but he has told us there is also a wild cat that keeps killing his chickens. he has told us he wants it gone just want to know if we are allowed to get rid of it with the 12g if we come across this cat ??

 

Wild cats are protected, are you sure it's not just a feral?

[chris1wg 24]

im not sure what kinda cat it is all i know he said he wants it gone thought id rather ask before we gone and done somthing we not supposed to.

[RossM 8,121]

If it's feral and you are positive it's not someone's pet moggy miles away from home then I don't know of any law that prohibits you from controlling this "pest"

[chris1wg 24]

well his farm is in the middle of no mans land and it his getting a pest its taken way to many chickens now and he is not happy with it personally i wouldnt like shooting a cat but if it keeps him happy and me in his good books then somthing i may after do

[lee81 190]

id shoot it keep him happy

[tegater 789]

The only issue Chris, is whether it is reasonable to assume it is somebodies possession, or whether it has gone feral. I am assuming that there are no true wildcats where you are.

 

If it is a long way from the nearest habitation, get it whacked.

[Mark White 25]

there is nothing to stop you shooting a true feral cat but as said if it turned out to be some ones pet and you are found out you will be charged and they can sue you to for criminal damage I would say play it safe and trap it and hand it over to a rescue centre saying why you are giving them this cat .unless you sure that no one will say it was theirs after would even if it is not there cat stop they could be trouble makers they would charge you first and ask questions later.

[gibbo1973 187]

miles from anywhere theres your answer mate they ll be you and farmer who know about

[Fisheruk 1]

there is nothing to stop you shooting a true feral cat but as said if it turned out to be some ones pet and you are found out you will be charged and they can sue you to for criminal damage I would say play it safe and trap it and hand it over to a rescue centre saying why you are giving them this cat .unless you sure that no one will say it was theirs after would even if it is not there cat stop they could be trouble makers they would charge you first and ask questions later.

That is not correct. If the cat is way from home You can shoot it if it is causing damage.

[The Seeker 3,048]

In terms of domestic cats I may be wrong but are cats not in the eyes of the law can not be "owned" as defined in legal terms in the same way a dog is.

 

Again this may be just rumour but that is why I thought its a legal obligation to report to the police if you knock over and kill a dog but not a cat???

 

So if that is the case and the animal is causing damage then I believe you would have the rights to shoot this cat. To be 100% though I would just give BASC a ring if you feel uncertain.

 

ATB

[paulus 26]

ferral cats are on the basc quarry list http://www.basc.org.uk//en/departments/game-and-gamekeeping/game-shooting/shooting-seasons.cfm

[tegater 789]

Cats can be owned, it is to do with road laws, as to why you have to report ifyou run a dog over.

 

You would be at the cop shop all day if you had to report every cat you ran over.

[Lab 10,979]

Bang and be quiet!!

[paulus 26]

Cats can be owned, it is to do with road laws, as to why you have to report ifyou run a dog over.

 

You would be at the cop shop all day if you had to report every cat you ran over.

theres a certain canal bridge near me where theres always a cat thats been run over