Indy_Guy_77
Grandmaster
- Apr 30, 2008
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So it seems that one of our neighbors has a lot of cats.
All outdoor all-the-time type cats. And, of course, cats tend to wander around.
Their cats, it seems, are especially fond of using Indy_Guy_77's yard as the largest and well-groomed toilet they can find.
And I'm tired of it.
Every once in a great while, said cats make their way onto my deck and LOVE to torment my cats...which are indoor animals only. One will even sit at our patio door, seemingly asking to come in.
Anyhow.... Can't / don't want to shoot them.
#1) it's illegal to discharge a firearm within Greenwood city limits unless for self-defense.
#2) even if it was legal, all the other houses are WAY too close / poor shooting lanes / etc
#3) No place nor means of disposal if dispatching could be done legally
#4) poisoning them is also illegal and, for me unethical
So, last night, as I had contemplated breaking the law, I realized how foolish it'd have been of me on various fronts. That got me thinking...which can be rather scary.
Would a wal-mart special BB-gun and/or airsoft gun be both potent enough to run 'em off AND not permanently injure them?
How about the sticky insect/spider traps as a deterrent?
'spose I could always live-trap and then relocate them as well...
Anything that I could by that I could spray/sprinkle along the edges of the property that would repel them? Fox urine?
Any other relatively inexpensive, legal, and non-lethal methods will be appreciated, too!
Thanks,
-J-
All outdoor all-the-time type cats. And, of course, cats tend to wander around.
Their cats, it seems, are especially fond of using Indy_Guy_77's yard as the largest and well-groomed toilet they can find.
And I'm tired of it.
Every once in a great while, said cats make their way onto my deck and LOVE to torment my cats...which are indoor animals only. One will even sit at our patio door, seemingly asking to come in.
Anyhow.... Can't / don't want to shoot them.
#1) it's illegal to discharge a firearm within Greenwood city limits unless for self-defense.
#2) even if it was legal, all the other houses are WAY too close / poor shooting lanes / etc
#3) No place nor means of disposal if dispatching could be done legally
#4) poisoning them is also illegal and, for me unethical
So, last night, as I had contemplated breaking the law, I realized how foolish it'd have been of me on various fronts. That got me thinking...which can be rather scary.
Would a wal-mart special BB-gun and/or airsoft gun be both potent enough to run 'em off AND not permanently injure them?
How about the sticky insect/spider traps as a deterrent?
'spose I could always live-trap and then relocate them as well...
Anything that I could by that I could spray/sprinkle along the edges of the property that would repel them? Fox urine?
Any other relatively inexpensive, legal, and non-lethal methods will be appreciated, too!
Thanks,
-J-