Neighbour throwing turds

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Our neighbour has been throwing cat shit across the fence into our garden. It started about a month ago when I was hanging washing out on the line and was hit in the face by a bit of cat shit thrown across from the neighbours garden. Admittedly, I should have said something about it at the time but was pretty shocked and preoccupied with getting my face clean!

Since then, we've had a growing collection of cat turds gather by the adjoining fence- it's not fresh iyswim so definitely not been laid there by a cat. After not taking the opportunity to say something the first time DP and I were waiting to 'catch them in the act' before saying something, but this morning I've gone into the garden and there are about ten turds glistening in the light scattered around the bottom of the fence; some delicately balanced atop our thyme plant and a few on the bench by the fence- there are hundreds of bluebottles making themselves at home. I've no doubt that the neighbour has chucked them over being annoyed at finding shit in his garden.

We have two cats that we rescued in November. They are outdoor cats but have plenty of space to do their business in our garden, which they take full advantage of. There are lots of cats in the area and we often have some do a business visit our garden too. The neighbours have a cat as well- although I haven't seen it for a couple of months so it might no longer be with them.

I know not everyone likes cats and it's not nice to have cat shit in your garden- but I feel like throwing shit into someone else's garden is petty and rude especially considering there are a number of cats in the area (possibly including theirs), and it's quite possible the turds don't belong to our cats.

Wibu to say go round and say something to them today or am I completely in the wrong for being annoyed by this?

*You didn't say anything when hit in the face with a flying cat shit?

If that's not the moment to say something I don't know what is*

Well you would think

"Now look here, good woman. Throwing faecal matter upon my face will just not do. Here, I bought you a bucket."

Say that.

Are you the next-door neighbour of the poster who was asking whether she WBU to chuck cat poo over her cat-owning neighbour's fence?

Of course it's not okay to lob shit into someone's garden and even less okay to chuck it in someone's face.

ingeniousidiot I've never seen a fence that could keep a cat in or out!

You need to speak to them.

**Agree with others there would have ripped arseholes if someone threw cat shit at my face.

^^this

If everybody with cats kept a litter tray then there wouldn't be this problem.
The cats would have the odd shit in the garden but on the whole would do it in their litter tray.
But people are too lazy and don't like having to clean litter trays. It's much easier to open the door and let them out to crap in the neighbor's garden.
As for the 'my cat only poo's in it's own garden'.
Really?

FFS. Ours have a litter tray. They used it exclusively for 6 months while they were kept in before they were neutered. From the first second they had access to the outside, they stopped using the tray. It's still there, in my utility room, clean as a whistle and full of lovely fresh Catsan. They won't touch it.

KingJoffrey

I have two litter trays.

My cats still feel that my lovely new gravel which I laid myself is the place to do their shits.

Neighbour throwing turds - impossible thread title not to click on - no wonder this is trending.

My advice - wait beside the garden fence with a ping pong bat and return fire as and when necessary.

Baking it into a pie and feeding it to the owner is very Arya Stark.

I like it.

I agree with ingeniousidiot. Fence your garden. Keep your cats within your own garden (which allows them to be outdoors, but has the advantage of keeping them safe), keep other cats out, and be in the wonderful position of being able to look down from the moral high ground upon your shit-throwing neighbour.

"I've never seen a fence that could keep a cat in or out!"

There is plenty of cat-proof fencing available on the market. Certainly more expensive than ordinary fencing, but worth it to keep your cats safe (and your neighbours happy)!

"There are by laws about the maximum height fences can be. Most able bodies cats can scale them easily."

Cat fencing is probably more expensive because it absolutely isn't just a case of making ordinary fencing higher ... as PP have pointed out, no matter the height, the cats would get over ordinary fencing ... but cat-fencing does not depend upon height to do the job.

Is anyone else trying to picture cat proof fencing and imaging the prison in The Walking Dead?

*Tell them your cats have a space in your garden dedicated to meet their needs and it is not ok for them to make you responsible for every cat in the neighbourhood. Maybe you could tell them about all the different cat deterrents available.

Nothing's going to be solved unless you talk it through.*

^^ This.

Was the shit to the face intentional? I think that changes things a bit too.

I'd say the ongoing problem here is the neighbours are obviously very, very angry with you. They clearly think all the shit is from your cat (how much does your cat poo?! Not logical thinking on their part..) and they're seething at you. This will make everything you do infuriating to them and things could escalate. You must talk to them. Obviously what they're doing is wrong, but I'd be more concerned that if you ignore it things will get worse. You know when you don't like someone, so everything they do annoys you, such as chewing too loudly, laughing weirdly, etc? They may start fuming quietly about regular garden things like BBQs, children playing, music on the porch etc. Then things will get even worse.

Oh, and I say this as someone who hates that cats are allowed to roam and my own fuzzbums are indoor only.

But a dish even if OP did what you say and made her garden Kitty Fort Knox, how would that stop the neighbour from throwing poo ( which may be from foxes, badgers, their own cat, other cats) over the fence?

People who are bonkers enough to do this are hardly likely to see reason. The OP isn't asking how do I stop every animal in the county crapping in my neighbours garden? She is asking about having shit thrown in her face. Maybe the neighbours should get the animal proof fencing?

Can you get Poo Proof Fences?

Or Batshit Neighbour Proof Fences?

I have bunting.

I'd chuck it over if I were your neighbour.

Did you know they shat in their garden?

Have you made any move to acknowledge that? Or apologise? Or attempt to stop them?

Letting your pets foul other people's gardens is totally unacceptable.

Our cat hasnt used his tray in months, he always shits in the neighbours garden. I have apologised countless times, have tried chasing him away, bought her various repellents but he still loves her flower bed. The neighbour is very gracious about it

hamnotjam, given the option, my cat prefers to crap outside. And Newsflash he does it in my flower beds....

My mum had the same problem with her neighbour a few years ago. My mum had two cats and so every time the neighbour found cat poo in the garden she would think it was from mums cats and throw it over the fence. In the end my mum had to say to her I'm sorry about the cat poo in your garden and if I could stop them I would but if your going to throw it over the fence could u bag it up first as at the time my daughter was only a toddler and she explained she did want her touching them. The neighbour agreed with my mum and started bagging up the turds before throwing them over which meant all my mum had to do was pick up the bag and put it in the bin

Farty - you don't let cats do anything.

They have a roving commission.

I enjoyed your story of improved-hygiene shit-chucking, Purple :) If your mum isn't in the Diplomatic Service, they've lost an asset.

Treat yourself to a curry. When you meet its again on the way out, throw the results over the fence. They'll get the message.

Letting your pets foul other people's gardens

I have an image of British gardens everywhere, with angry cats on tethered leads.

I feel like throwing shit into someone else's garden is petty and rude.