Why do cats do their 'business' in somebody else's garden - normally mine!

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Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 13:53 on 5th November 2009 So would i if i saw a bear approaching!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 13:54 on 5th November 2009 lol!!! No, you have to play dead!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 14:03 on 5th November 2009 Hi to all, and thanks for your suggestions. It seems the moth balls are a tried and tested, more to the point 'effective' way of dealing with cats in the garden (catching the moths is another matter though Lol) although toxic, so you need to be careful how you distribute them. One idea that I found was to put some in a jam jar, pierce the lid and then bury the jar to soil level. Apparently Cayenne pepper works also and of course water is like Kryptonite to cats; he, he hosepipe to the ready, so maybe their days of c......g in my garden are numbered! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 14:04 on 5th November 2009 On 4th November 2009 22:41, Diana Sinclair wrote: It's just as bad when dog owners refuse to be responsible for cleaning up after walking their dogs. I stepped out of my car the other day and nearly tread on a pile of steaming dog poop that was right on the pathway to my front door. Arrrrrggggg! There are supposed to be "green" products that you can spray around the perimeter of your garden that will keep cats and other small animals away. It's not harmful to them but they don't like the smell. You might check with your local greenhouse for ideas. Good luck with that, Ron. Just a quick question ...although i do clear up after cass, i don't if shes wandered of into the bush, as its impossible, but i can't help thinking there must be millions of plastic bags full of dog poo dumped in ?landfill sites, ?this poo won't rot down easily, as the air isn't getting to it. Poo is organic, and will rot into the earth, i'm aware of the toxins it can create, but hey ...who wants to eat soil?? and would it not be wise to teach children not to, instead of sterilising the earth?? Now i have a terrible thought that the landfill sites get full, then 10 yrs along houses are built on them!! think of that! would you want a house on thousands of tons os VERY slowly putrifying dog poo?? not me!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:06 on 5th November 2009 Good point Jason! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 14:17 on 5th November 2009 The cat and dog doo is particularly nasty because it carries pathogens that don't break down in say compost or in the garden for that matter without special treatment. So when you grow your tomatoes on the area that you dumped the 'manure' thinking it would rot and help the soil, you were sadly wrong and can still be infected from many months previously! So what do we do with it? Well, there is a procedure for dealing with it but its for the professionals in the waste industry to get to grips with (I think they have in fact) and therefore keeping us reasonably safe. Lesson being, pick it up, bag it, bin it as they say.....and let it be made safe! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 14:24 on 5th November 2009 But i would say the VAST majority is just dumped!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 14:33 on 5th November 2009 Interesting point to research Jason because it sure is nasty stuff, as you are aware. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 14:39 on 5th November 2009 Just found this quote from the website link below and reckon we should all be worried! 'The main issue is that excrement contains pathogens and other materials, making it unsafe to use in gardens or to help grow food unless that material is removed.' http://earth911.com/blog/2009/10/01/can-dog-poop-be-composted/ My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Richard Sellers Posts: 4691 Joined: 16th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 18:41 on 5th November 2009 Who knew............ My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions