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[joeorcheston 0]

was out yesterday with my 2 dogs got down 2 some waste land before a little bit of woods where i take the dogs up 2 the fields let them off to empty then entering the woods they seen a cat and gave chase im about 30 feet away now when they catch it, i run down trying 2 get it off them but they wasnt messing with it. :sick:

 

im expecting a vistit from some 1 (the police) . what rights have i got if any and could they make me get rid of my dogs ?

 

Joe

[deputydog 68]

i would imagine they couldnt do you for nothing accidents happen the dog was only acting on instinct in my eyes

[Paul in North Lincs 15]

was out yesterday with my 2 dogs got down 2 some waste land before a little bit of woods where i take the dogs up 2 the fields let them off to empty then entering the woods they seen a cat and gave chase im about 30 feet away now when they catch it, i run down trying 2 get it off them but they wasnt messing with it. :sick:

 

im expecting a vistit from some 1 (the police) . what rights have i got if any and could they make me get rid of my dogs ?

 

Joe

 

 

 

A cat 25 yeards from residential area is classed as feral.............. feral cats are vermin.

 

 

on of mine screwed a bif fluffy black think in the garden on sunday morning.............. dont wory about it.... I dont

[Guest bezza]

I am interested in the legal situation too, Is a dog owner legally reponsible if his dog attacks a cat in his own garden? Is a dog owner legally responsible if his dog seizes a cat whilst the dog is on a lead? I don't want to upset anyone, especially not my neighbours, but some cats have very little common sense when it comes to dogs and have no sense of self preservation. Definitive advice appreciated.

Edited May 8, 2008 by bezza

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

Nothing legal can be done as far as I know. Especially if you're dog is on your property or out in public space.

 

This recently happened to me .... but instead of pretending it didn't happen, I knocked on some doors to find out who the cat belonged to. I apologised to them, as I was genuinely sorry for what happened. I think she really wanted to let fly at me, but because I obviously cared about what happend she wasn't too bad. I usually muzzle the dog in that area but was distracted by something and just forgot. I wouldn't want someone searching fruitlessly, worrying and wondering what happened to their pet. You don't have to like cats to respect the people who do like them. I had carefully wrapped the cat in a blanket and bag, and offered it back to them to bury it. It's not fair on the people who might love it, to walk away and sling the cat into a bin somewhere.

[joeorcheston 0]

did anyone see ye ! if not you could be ok

 

 

dont think any 1 seen it but the cat was making a lot of noise when they had it.

[joeorcheston 0]

Nothing legal can be done as far as I know. Especially if you're dog is on your property or out in public space.

 

This recently happened to me .... but instead of pretending it didn't happen, I knocked on some doors to find out who the cat belonged to. I apologised to them, as I was genuinely sorry for what happened. I think she really wanted to let fly at me, but because I obviously cared about what happend she wasn't too bad. I usually muzzle the dog in that area but was distracted by something and just forgot. I wouldn't want someone searching fruitlessly, worrying and wondering what happened to their pet. You don't have to like cats to respect the people who do like them. I had carefully wrapped the cat in a blanket and bag, and offered it back to them to bury it. It's not fair on the people who might love it, to walk away and sling the cat into a bin somewhere.

 

 

i would be knocking on a lot of doors 2 find out whos it is coz theres a cat in every house it seems on my estate.

 

 

thanks for replys no knocks at the door yet

 

Joe

[lurcherchavvy 3]

i had a bit of a problem a few years back.....just been ferreting and was walking home with a few rabbits and the dog on the lead down some back roads and i see a couple of my mates so i stopped and had a chat with them.....while i was talking my dog was still on the lead but reached his head over somebodys front garden wall and picked a cat up from there front garden.....he dragged it over and shook it so i got it off him and it was stone dead.....wouldnt of been so bad if the family wernt in ther front garden too getting in ther car to go out....i just made a run for it....what would they of thought if i stood ther and said sorry with ther family pet at my feet and a few dead rabbits in my hand

[timmmy 0]

i had a bit of a problem a few years back.....just been ferreting and was walking home with a few rabbits and the dog on the lead down some back roads and i see a couple of my mates so i stopped and had a chat with them.....while i was talking my dog was still on the lead but reached his head over somebodys front garden wall and picked a cat up from there front garden.....he dragged it over and shook it so i got it off him and it was stone dead.....wouldnt of been so bad if the family wernt in ther front garden too getting in ther car to go out....i just made a run for it....what would they of thought if i stood ther and said sorry with ther family pet at my feet and a few dead rabbits in my hand

 

 

LMAO that made me laugh, mine found one the other week so got them off when i heard "is it dead" when i looked up on the road was this smack head who ran down with a stick and porceeded to smash its head in with it Oh well took the limelight of me and my dogs

[Kay 3,709]

I had a near escape with my dog on sunday , i only just managed to hang on to her , talk about pannic i was more worried about the fence she would have smashed to get to it, i have 2 cats here & am on red allert all the time , but its just sad when they get a cat , not a great deal you can do is there if they do manage to grab one

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

I dont know about the laws in the UK, but in Ireland, whippets, greyhounds and crosses thereof, must be kept on a lead in public.

It is to safegaurd small animals and pets. But not many people know this. I let the dogs off the lead when it is quiet and not many people about.

I dont mind if the dogs got a feral but I would mind if it was someone pet. But think of it this way. I keep my dogs under control, cat owners should do the same and not let them stray and kill all the nesting birds, and get impregnated every season. They are asking for a dead cat, if it is allowed to wander, be it by car or dog.

 

 

And Joeorcheston, I wouldnt worry about it, the cat shouldnt be there in the first place in my opinion.

Kill all ferals

Edited May 8, 2008 by cúagusgiorraí

[Kay 3,709]

I dont know about the laws in the UK, but in Ireland, whippets, greyhounds and crosses thereof, must be kept on a lead in public.

It is to safegaurd small animals and pets. But not many people know this. I let the dogs off the lead when it is quiet and not many people about.

I dont mind if the dogs got a feral but I would mind if it was someone pet. But think of it this way. I keep my dogs under control, cat owners should do the same and not let them stray and kill all the nesting birds, and get impregnated every season. They are asking for a dead cat, if it is allowed to wander, be it by car or dog.

 

 

And Joeorcheston, I wouldnt worry about it, the cat shouldnt be there in the first place in my opinion.

Kill all ferals

 

 

yep i agree if there neautered stops colonys building up & ferals are a pain i had them here , never again

[marky r 25]

mine got one at the weekend in my garden i thought the terriers had started fighting at first till i dragged them out of the edge and saw a big cat hanging on to my lurcher if it be a cat a fox, rats anything that threatens my gamebirds is fair game in my garden its happend a few time specially when we first moved in theres loads of cats round here. my mates been grassed on a few times both mistakes one his greyhound were off the lead when we was rabbiting and a women that knew him saw him and the other was when his terrier a lurcher chased one off a field onto a street buy the time he got there across a football pitch they had killed it in the street and people had come out of there houses cause of the noise both times coppers went to his house but like the copper said dogs kill cats everyday its a common mistake. its nature cats hunt mice and voles you carnt stop dogs hunting and im not muzzling my dogs they dont bite people.

Edited May 8, 2008 by marky r

[Guest lurcherboy2008]

dont worry mate my dogs had hold of 1 in a street, i let the dogs off on a local park for a run about and 1 of the lurchers spotted the cat about 200 yds away walking across a road, they shot after it , me shouting at them but this time the recall did not work (they always listen to recall). anyways i had a visit off the rspca they started askin questions, i said i dont want to say anything untill i have a solicitor, went to see my solicitor with the rspca woman had a long discussion about what was going to happen and the rspca just came to a decision that its just a cat and dog thing, nothing u can do about it so no need to worry mate

[Brummy 9]

At the the end of the day we keep hunting dogs so naturally they will hunt and kill other animals. A cat is just as natural a quarry to a dog as a rabbit or deer unless they are bought up round them and properly broken to them (cats).

However my ex -girlfriend had a cat and my Beddy/Whippet bitch was fine with it as it was there before her and I broke her to it. Strangely when I got rid of the ex and her poxy cat the next time my bitch (the dog!) saw a farm cat she messed it up good !!

Ever since that day 3 years ago she hates them with absolute venom !! I now know if there is a cat about in cover or treed because she because she becomes very excited !!

As far as I'm concerned they're bloody vermin !