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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2003is this legal?
Our neighbors have a male cat that is unaltered. They don't take care of him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet from an abcess. Can I humanely trap that cat and have him neutered? |Our neighbors have a male cat that is unaltered. They don't take care of |him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet from an |abcess. Can I humanely trap that cat and have him neutered? Locally there is a guy who is being brought up on charges of killing a neighbors dog. Of course the other side of the story is he killed the dog after the dog killed his daughters cat and a number of other pets. Who knows how this will work out. -------------------------------------------- "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." -------------------------Carter on Stargate To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. > |Our neighbors have a male cat that is unaltered. They don't take care of > |him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet from an [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from > my e-mail address. I doubt if you can legally have your neighbor's cat neutered. However, most localities permit you to trap the cat if it is on your property and take it to your local animal shelter. Some shelters even have traps that they will let you borrow (or rent for a small fee). You may want to check regulations on this, but the shelter should also be able to give you the information you need. Be sure to give your neighbor's names, address, and telephone number to the animal shelter. There will be a fee to retrieve the cat, and your neighbor may grow tired enough of that to become more responsible about keeping their cat indoors. Incidentally, I am assuming from all this that you do not let your own animals roam off your property. If you do, you have just lost legal and moral standing! Most particularly, if the attacks have taken place OFF your property, your case is lost. MaryL (take out the litter to reply) Photos of Duffy and Holly: >'o'< http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly) http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in") | |Our neighbors have a male cat that is unaltered. They don't take care of | |him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet from an [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] | daughters cat and a number of other pets. Who knows how | this will work out. Where I live the neighbour has to pay for the cost caused to you by his cat. Carola What does that have to do with trappong my neightbors cat and having him altered? > |Our neighbors have a male cat that is unaltered. They don't take care of > |him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet from an [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from > my e-mail address. |What does that have to do with trappong my neightbors cat and having him |altered? It means I would find a lawyer who speciallizes in animal law before even considering any options, The laws are about as clear as mud. It means you could be on very shaky legal ground. One thing that further complicates mattes is that some cats have mulitple owners. -------------------------------------------- "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." -------------------------Carter on Stargate To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. I wouldn't have him neutered, just because you could probably get in trouble for it. If the cat's owner isn't taking care of it, the owner is probably an a.s, and will try and get you in trouble just for the hell of it. What you probably *could* do is take him to court to recoup your losses from taking your cat to the vet. I'm sure that would be a valid case, and it might teach the owner to be more responsible. Nikki > Our neighbors have a male cat that is unaltered. They don't take care of > him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet from an > abcess. Can I humanely trap that cat and have him neutered? > I wouldn't have him neutered, just because you could probably get in trouble > for it. If the cat's owner isn't taking care of it, the owner is probably [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet from an > > abcess. Can I humanely trap that cat and have him neutered? I would think the courts have more pressing cases than dealing with domestic situations involving disputes over what one cat did to another cat. Do what an increasing number of pissed off people are doing when trying to resolve issues to do with irresponsible cat owners and deal with it yourself. No cat, no problem. Daz Isn't that what Small Claims court is for.....matters that aren't necessarily of great importance? If you can take someone to court to recoup costs of fixing a vehicle after a fender bender, why not the cost of vet bills? Nikki > > I wouldn't have him neutered, just because you could probably get in > trouble [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Daz > Isn't that what Small Claims court is for.....matters that aren't > necessarily of great importance? If you can take someone to court to recoup > costs of fixing a vehicle after a fender bender, why not the cost of vet > bills? > > Nikki I have tried the small claims court route in the past to recover small amounts owing to me but it seems although you can get a decision in your favour it is still difficult to get any recompense. If they don't want to pay then you have to resort to bailiffs (who have no powers unless it seems, the inland revenue are involved) or going through a long an arduous procedure to find out their employer (assuming they are employed) to get money stopped at source. In short, unless you are lucky or prepared for a long drawn out battle, the small claims method is a waste of time and money. Daz Yeesh, sounds crappy. I didn't know it was such a burden to try and get what's owed....luckily I've never had to take any one to court. Thanks for the info. Nikki > > Isn't that what Small Claims court is for.....matters that aren't > > necessarily of great importance? If you can take someone to court to [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Daz FOR GOD sakes.......the ignorant a.s neighbor will NEVER even know that the cat has been neutered. Mogie, do it, you will NEVER regret it. Sheesh people.....get real! > Isn't that what Small Claims court is for.....matters that aren't > necessarily of great importance? If you can take someone to court to recoup [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > > > Daz > Our neighbors have a male cat that is unaltered. They don't take care > of him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet > from an abcess. Can I humanely trap that cat and have him neutered? A friend of mine had a male cat that she didn't have neutered. He disappeared one Superbowl Sunday, and when he didn't return, she assumed the worst. He was a very unusual cat -- unusual markings, weird meow. Anyway, Mr. Cat finally returned to my friend -- on Easter Sunday. When he returned, he had been neutered! Who knows what happened? It was the best thing that could have happened, imo.  Signaturenimue "I don't understand why you don't want to see more of Spike. More Spike makes everything better. Spike, Spike, Spike, wonderful Spike." Clairel "I hold my geek banner high, with pride." adapted from some guy in Rush > > Our neighbors have a male cat that is unaltered. They don't take care > > of him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > returned, he had been neutered! Who knows what happened? It was the best > thing that could have happened, imo. That saved her some expense, right? I hope she contributed to the cost of the neutering by donating some money to a children's charity. Daz Most cities/counties allow an animal to be picked up that is a nuisance. Perhaps your local animal control can convince him to have it neutered, or loose it. If the cat is on YOUR property you can probably do whatever you want. SignatureJoe http://www.jwpitt.com/cats.htm Cat Rescue http://www.animalrescuefoundation.com God created the cat so man could have the pleasure of petting the tiger > Our neighbors have a male cat that is unaltered. They don't take care of > him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet from an > abcess. Can I humanely trap that cat and have him neutered? >If the cat is on YOUR property you can probably do whatever you > want. Not "whatever" someone wants ... it must be reasonable and humane. For example, no one has the right to "dispose" of someone else's cat (by killing, dumping, euthanasia, or giving it away). However, in most cities you do have the right to trap the cat if it is on your property and turn it in to a local animal shelter. MaryL >>If the cat is on YOUR property you can probably do whatever you >> want. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >MaryL We had a neigborhood cat bothering everyone in our area and the owner didn't care. We called our local animal shelter and they told us to trap it and drown it. They did have room for it. Myra > >>If the cat is on YOUR property you can probably do whatever you > >> want. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Myra That's incredible! They recommended an action that is both illegal and inhumane??? Someone needs to do something about replacing the staff (or at least *that person*) of the animal "shelter." I have never heard of an employee of an animal shelter taking that position -- no matter how over-filled the shelter is. MaryL > Our neighbors have a male cat that is unaltered. They don't take care of > him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet from an > abcess. Can I humanely trap that cat and have him neutered? Don't see any reason for not doing so. If the neighbors don't take care of him, I doubt that they'd realize an alterization had been done. I imagine the cost of neutering would be worth it. Get the cat and have it neutered! I have done this countless times, to neighbors cats and strays. They will never even noticed that it HAS been neutered. I guarantee you this! Truest me, they aren't looking to continue his "bloodline". They are just your typical irresponsible pet owners. DON'T take this cat to the shelter, thinking that these people will go looking for it, have it neutered and everyone will live happily ever after. There is a 95 percent chance that the cat will be euthanized (a polite term for killed). Spend a few dollars to neuter this cat, and this investment will pay for itself. He will mellow out and become quite the homebody.....at your neighbors home. > Our neighbors have a male cat that is unaltered. They don't take care of > him. He attacks our cats and I have had to take one to the vet from an > abcess. Can I humanely trap that cat and have him neutered? Or if there's a non-kill shelter in your area you could take it there. If you trap, neuter and release it again, there's still the chance of it wandering off and getting hit by a car or something. If you take it to a non-kill shelter, the chance of it being adopted by a loving person increases. > Or if there's a non-kill shelter in your area you could take it there. If > you trap, neuter and release it again, there's still the chance of it > wandering off and getting hit by a car or something. If you take it to a > non-kill shelter, the chance of it being adopted by a loving person > increases. Very true, but no-kill shelters are usually full to the brim, and you may have to call many, have great patience, and foster the cat yourself for a while until space can be found. Every time I've told myself I was going to do this I got a new cat :) Dee >Very true, but no-kill shelters are usually full to the brim, and you may >have to call many, have great patience, and foster the cat yourself for a >while until space can be found. Every time I've told myself I was going >to do this I got a new cat :) > >Dee *Exactly* what's happened to me. Every time I read on this group that someone is taking a stray to a no-kill shelter, I think, "Uh HUH. You just got yourself a new cat." Sherry > >Very true, but no-kill shelters are usually full to the brim, and you may > >have to call many, have great patience, and foster the cat yourself for a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Sherry When push comes to shove, they always cave. ;) -L. I don't know whether it is legal or not, but I would do it if I were in your place without my neigbors knowledge. You can buy a trap at Home Depot or Lowes Home Improvement > I don't know whether it is legal or not, but I would do it if I were in your > place without my neigbors knowledge. You can buy a trap at Home Depot or Lowes > Home Improvement But do they supply one that will fit into a standard 240Ltr waterbutt? ... ;o) Daz |
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