Where do I stand?

[Kay 3,709]

I dont think cats would just appear in a strange garden if there were dogs roaming freely within the garden.

[Malt 379]

If you discharge a gun in your garden to shoot a cat I guarentee you will be prosected and if your lurcher catches one with the way things are not only will you probably be charged under the hunting act but also the new animal welfare act.......................

 

Try arguing in court that you were justified in killing a cat because, it made your dogs bark, the cat then turns out to be called Cuddles and belongs to a 10 year who lives ten doors away....because it made your dogs bark???? Get the picture

I get your point. I was just offering some thoughts that I had remembered from a previous thread.

[Simoman 110]

Accidents do happen but nowdays people would rather see a successful prosecution than hear an explanation. I have two old cats and won't be getting anymore as I don't think its fair when they decimate songbirds and crap in peoples flower beds. We moved recently and we had a cat come thorugh the cat flap several times and attacks one of ours, a £150 vet bill and six weeks later the cat still has a collar on to stop him opening up the wounds. I left a terrier in the kitchen overnight to scare the cat, the terrier is broken to cats but I think the bluff worked as we havn't seen the moggie since......unless the terrier ate the cat

[Tis TM 8]

I dont think cats would just appear in a strange garden if there were dogs roaming freely within the garden.

 

Mmmm, but there must be a case where it has happened.

I just thought, that as it is a dog owners responsibilty to keep thier dogs contained on thier own land, then its a grey area if somebody elses pet, or stray, comes onto your land. Would you be prosecuted regardless ? I guess its a little bit like those crazy cases where burglers have sued the owners of the place they were stealing from, for having an accident like falling through a roof that had no danger signs on it!

[Kay 3,709]

Accidents do happen but nowdays people would rather see a successful prosecution than hear an explanation. I have two old cats and won't be getting anymore as I don't think its fair when they decimate songbirds and crap in peoples flower beds. We moved recently and we had a cat come thorugh the cat flap several times and attacks one of ours, a £150 vet bill and six weeks later the cat still has a collar on to stop him opening up the wounds. I left a terrier in the kitchen overnight to scare the cat, the terrier is broken to cats but I think the bluff worked as we havn't seen the moggie since......unless the terrier ate the cat

 

I wont have any more cats either when this one has gone, and i had 4 ferals who had to be caged to stop them killing, far worse than any domestic cat i had , wont be doing that again in a hurry either

[LDR 29]

My old bitch killed a cat whilst out on a walk, then posters came through the door asking if people had seen tiddles or whatever its name was, one thing led to another and the owners got wind it was my dogs, anyway to cut a long story short, the fuzz were called and basically just advised to keep the dogs on a lead if i knew there was a risk of cats being about, but they stated they couldn't prosecute for it, unless i had specifically gone out of my way to kill it!!!

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Accidents do happen but nowdays people would rather see a successful prosecution than hear an explanation. I have two old cats and won't be getting anymore as I don't think its fair when they decimate songbirds and crap in peoples flower beds. We moved recently and we had a cat come thorugh the cat flap several times and attacks one of ours, a £150 vet bill and six weeks later the cat still has a collar on to stop him opening up the wounds. I left a terrier in the kitchen overnight to scare the cat, the terrier is broken to cats but I think the bluff worked as we havn't seen the moggie since......unless the terrier ate the cat

 

I wont have any more cats either when this one has gone, and i had 4 ferals who had to be caged to stop them killing, far worse than any domestic cat i had , wont be doing that again in a hurry either

 

Run cat run, Kays going to end your days SOON.......

[Simoman 110]

Just not worth the hassle, my dogs have grown up around cats so its not a problem. Anyway back to the topic, Jules, order a collar...................or move

[Missie 1]

My grey killed next doors cat in my garden. She also got scraped inthe process and needed stitches, I was told by my vet that because it was in MY garden I was well within my rights to get them to pay my bill and they also could not do anything about the dog killing the cat as it was only protecting its terriotory. If however she was on public land then I could be prosecuted.

[LDR 29]

the law actually classes a cat as feral whenever it leaves its owners property, so basically unless you're intentionally going out of your way to kill them, its unlikely you'll be prosecuted!!

[Simoman 110]

I wouldn't be taking legal advice from a vet Perhaps there is nothing they can do but i don't want the hassle form the neighbours.

 

P.S. I'd like to be a fly on the wall when you go to the neighbours and explain that " my dog has just killed your cat but I want you to pay my vet bills" Like I said, lifes hard enough without uneccersary problems

[Missie 1]

I wasn't taking legal advice from the vet and I didn't ask them to pay the bill either, I wouldn't dream of it! I felt bad enough about my dog kiling their cat without making things worse.

 

That is just what the vet told me in the consulting room thats all.

[rusty 0]

did your neighbour move in after you? if so and you had dogs at the time then she moved there knowing about the dogs and therefore cannot complain legally.

[Deker 3,478]

did your neighbour move in after you? if so and you had dogs at the time then she moved there knowing about the dogs and therefore cannot complain legally.

 

 

rusty

 

Whilst I totally agree that's the way it should be, it isn't..even if she did move in after him the law gives him no protection..a noise offence is a noise offence yesterday, today and tomorrow!

[Simoman 110]

did your neighbour move in after you? if so and you had dogs at the time then she moved there knowing about the dogs and therefore cannot complain legally.

 

 

Can I live on your planet?