I hate cats!!!!

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you let your dog wee & poo everywhere, not in your garden, what makes you think that's acceptable ??

No you don't. That cat is sitting, not shitting.

you need to put more in your 'flower beds'. You have basically created a perfect cat bathroom & sent out an invitation to use it.

as another poster has said, put in (soft) indoor plant markers. That will deter the cats without hurting them or other wildlife.

Boooo I ❤️ cats 🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈

That cat is not shitting as its bum is too close to the ground and its tail is not up. They naturally lift their tails to poo. It’s either having a wee or just sitting watching the world go by.

Backing this one up, sorry...IMPO the suspect in question is weeing, that's not the usual poo position for cats, they like to stand as high as possible.

The cats can read your mind.
The know you have started a war.
You have to move.
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Would you like to be cooped up in a cage being able to look at and smell the outside but not being able to actually go out?

At least you can go out in public areas, cafes, restaurants, everywhere in fact, without seeing them EVERYWHERE, unlike those of us who feel the same about dogs - although of course they only shit all over the streets, parks and aforesaid public areas.

That evidence is inadmissible because the cat is not doing a poo. They could be having a wee, which you aren't complaining about.

When they do a poo they lift their bum off the ground about 4/6" (depending on the length of their back legs) and then get to work.

If viewed from the front their face takes on a look of serious concentration, they might even furrow the brows if producing a large deposit.

I rest my case.🙂

Try living at the seaside where the seagulls have no control over either their vocal cords or bowels.
Then you'd have something to complain about ! 😆

I can guarantee the cats are not the only animals that poo outside your front door. Rats, mice, birds, insects, all will leave their deposits. It's the circle of life. Just be grateful it isn't mounts of fox poo which we get daily and smells even worse.

An anti-cat thread, how very retro!

It's been ages since we had one because the anti-dog and anti-dog owner threads took over circa 2024.

Feeling warm and fuzzy 😁

We have one of these: https://gardening-naturally.com/products/ultrasonic-cat-repellent?srsltid=AfmBOooeFkTDydhaKFpdgVLTBoOqHQp9U5s30r-z2EgJX2SeiikxqBdv

Works a treat and doesn't effect my dogs at all. 😊

If they're not wandering into other people's gardens and taking a shit there, it doesn't really matter, does it?

I like dogs and cats, but there's some serious cognitive dissonance that goes on some cat owners over the impact their outdoor cats have on other people. I like cats and will happily make a big fuss of the ones that for some reason like to curl up on top of my wheelie bins like a modern-day Top Cat, but their fondness for shitting in my garden and leaving the eviscerated corpses of pigeons on my patio is less appealing. If a dog was dumping in a neighbour's flower beds or leaving the mangled remains of dead rabbits everywhere, I do think cat owners would kick off.

People aren’t letting their pet birds in someone else’s garden.

Cats are only around because people keep them as pets and let them roam. If someone wants a cat, they should make sure they keep them on their own property. Catios exist if they must go outdoors.

I love cats, but still hate that they poo on flowerbeds, in pots etc. We had problems with a cat who was frequently pooing in and around the containers at the front of our house, which were empty apart from soil/compost before being planted up. Bare earth is irresistible to cats. I got a bundle of little green stakes (small enough for houseplants) and ‘planted’ them inside the pots which did the trick, If there are any patches of bare earth between plants in a flowerbed, try this - unobtrusive little sticks poking up out of the ground usually puts them off!

I love cats, I have 2 (and a dog) but I appreciate it must be bloody annoying. Do you see them doing it? I had birds nesting in my hedge at the back of my garden and any time I saw one of my cats near them, I sprayed them with a water pistol. In the end they only had to see the water pistol and they would run off. Is this an option? When I got my cats I don't think my neigbour was best pleased but I said to her if she sees them going to the loo in her garden, come and knock and I would clear it up.

Actually humans have more of an impact as we destroy their natural habitat through farming etc.

Rather than being negative think of it as free fertiliser. Joking aside are you sure it’s cat poo. Cats generally bury their poo.

I hate cats too. Get a dog

Cats don't speak very highly of you either...

YABU because cats are a gift from God and indeed historically worshipped as gods!

But cat owners should use litter boxes so that cats don’t poo in the garden.