Cats

All cats must be microchipped by the 10th June 2024.

Failure to do this may result in a fine of up to £500.

Info from gov.uk

How do they know who a cat belongs to if it is not chipped

I'm thinking this chip thing sounds a bit fishy.

They'll be able to prosecute the owners if anybody gets seriously hurt, or even killed, by one of these XL Bully Cats. They should be forced to wear boxing gloves in public too, so they can't scratch anybody!

Will cheshire cat need doing ??

Tom cats can be stinky if they're not seen to.

Tomplumb, you'll have to get yourself a 'Petscanner' then, when a cat shits on your lawn, you can read it's owner's information off it's 'chip', take it round to their house and rub it on their windows!

Tom:

"Will cheshire cat need doing ?? "

Not been on for a while, so will be hiding in a tree somewhere

There a cheeky cat now getting in my shed and eating the hedgehogs jack bit, GRRR, 'Orrible varmit,

Thay are all gods creatures

The law says if a dog shits then the owner has to clean it up. Cats have the right to roam but I don't like it when they use my garden for a toilet

If I catch the one that keeps crapping in my garden God will be getting it back

The Indians send signals from the rocks above the pass,
the cowboys take position in the bushes and the grass.
The squaw is with the corporal, she's tied against the tree,
she doesn't mind the language, it's the beating she don't need.
She lets loose all the horses when the corporal is asleep.
He wakes to find the fire's dead and arrows in his hats
and Davy Crockett rides around and says "it's Cool for Cats". Apparently?

Kooooooooollll foooooorrrrr Caaaaatttttsssss

The cat sat on the mat
Then I sat on the cat
The mat was flat
and so was the cat,
and that was the end of that,

The cat crept into the crypt
Crapped, and crept out again

There are ways to keep cats out of your gardens, should you choose to do so. They cannot stand the smell of citrus like lemons or oranges; nor can they abide the smell of rosemary and sage. Don't plant mint though, otherwise you'll get all the cats in the nation as they love it.

Peterp is correct though, in that cats have the right to roam free, so try as much as you can to discourage them. A cat is classified as property, just the same as your car etc and an owner cannot be legally responsible for where their cats go. Animals Act 1971.

Tom, if you do what Tonker suggests, you can be arrested for vandalism, but I feel you wouldn't stoop so low.

You're right mollie I would't harm the damn critters and they're too quick and agile for me to ever get my size nine anywhere near enough to them to instigate an instant postcode change. I've tried laying down pepper around the entrance/exit hole to my shed and monitoring it to make sure it does not affect my hedgehog. Another method i was told was to shove a brush steel up the cats bum. this will ensure it won't be able to turn around once in the shed but, That might also cause concern from the cat lovin' community

There is a property development somewhere in the country, which was built on land next to an animal testing lavatory, and when the houses were built a covenant was put on the properties, banning the owners from keeping cats, because the cats will find a way into the laboratory, and they being them, said that it does not matter how good the security is around the laboratory with fencing etc, a pussycat will find a way to get in, they can keep dogs, but not cats.

Mollie M I have tried all the natural plants that cats hate. Cut rose/blackthorn branches with big thorns don't stop them .Tried egg shells and bought orange /lemon granules. Bought sonic cat scarers. Nothing stops them using my gardens has a cat toilet ,every day I can find where they have buried their shiteIf I knew who's cats they were then I would save a weeks worth and deposit it on their doorstep

Cat owners have been given 21 days grace from today to have their cats microchipped.

Info from BBC news.

Does it apply to dogs ?

Posted by: Billinge Biker (2396) View Billinge Biker's page

Does it apply to dogs ?

Replied: 10th Jun 2024 at 08:15

Yes since 2016

BB don't know whether 1st mate is on your ignore list but he answered dogs have to be microchipped and this is since 2016.Also dog owners have to pick up their dog crap.

How do they enforce the 'chipping' because there are a lot of feral cats around, they belong to no one, and what about if a cat decides to live in your house with you, do you become the cats owner ?
It is said that a cat owns you, and that no one owns a cat.

Meow

“Meow”? You’ll get ‘Meow’ if you shit in Tom’s greenhouse !

Learn Summat new every day...not had any animals for years...thanks for that.

No 1st mate Not on my list

Tommy, everything you've said is very valid. My little cat came to live with me about three years ago now, but her home was originally next door but one until they got a dog. Another cat who also lived there has now become homeless, probably for the same reason. His name is Sid and there has been many a time he's tried to move in with me as well, but I can't manage two cats these days, plus the fact that little madam has claimed her stake in my property and chases him off, poor lad.

So, my point being is that my cat wasn't mine from being a kitten, she just moved in as an adult so, strictly speaking, she's not MY cat.

Yes, dogs have masters; but cats have staff who choose where they want to live, not the other way around. Nobody should ever choose a cat but, if a cat comes to you, it's because they like you and know they'll be safe with you. Over the years, I've had five cats move in with me and, despite stories to the contrary, cats are extremely loving, affectionate and loyal, but I do understand the frustration many people will have about them soiling their gardens.

Mollie M I have relatives who have cats and when I visit I probably fuss the cats . Where I live there are maybe 10 cats within throwing distance and if they are not on the roof or trying to catch birds some of them are crapping in my garden. Earlier this year I planted two lots of Daff Bulbs in my side garden came out the next day and half of the bulbs had been dug up and a large dollop of cat crap was there I don't have immaculate manicured gardens but like to keep my 3 gardens tidy and the borders clear of weeds and cat crap

A lot being said about Cats carrying out their pooing in gardens and trying to catch birds, but not much being said about them keeping vermin away from properties.,