because dogs are a THREAT to people. Dogs wander FAR, all over. In everyone's yards. I haven't met any cat in this neighborhood that will wander in every single person's yards..Peeing on everything in their front yard. Barking at anyone when they walk out of their house.
I don't think its okay to let dogs wander. I wouldn't let my dogs wander. My dogs would be gone in seconds if they got out of the yard. They would be dead most likely.
Cats don't wander all over the place like dogs do. Sure, you can try and say cats from 4 blocks away come into your yard (But I know thats not true lol). Maybe you immediate neighbors cats go in your yard. But dogs are all over the place, and DANGEROUS when uncontrolled.
I don't care if the cat is from Florida and traveled a zillion miles on foot to get in my yard....the point is, it's MY yard.
Why does it matter where it come from? Does it's pee smell better if it traveled further?
And cats ARE a threat. They spread disease, they soil things that belong to me, they antagonize my dogs, they kill my birds.
I just don't understand why people are still debating that cats should be able to do whatever they want because "they aren't dogs."
I'm quite literally fed the fck up with cats in my yard now after seeing the umpteenth cat dig a spot in the leaves, squat and leave another pile for me to step in or my dogs to try to eat when they go out. I have to go out and clean it up now before one of my dogs gets it first. Again.
As sad as it is, I've come to the conclusion that I will start trapping these cats and having animal control come dispose of them. This thread has made me realize that apparently the people who own them think it's their god given right to have their animals destroy my property. Well, it's not, and if the owners aren't going to take care of them then *I* am not going to be bothered with them anymore either. At least if the county destroys them, it will be a much more humane death than if my dogs do, or they get poisoned, shot or hit by a car.
I'm done with this thread too. This is useless. Everyone will do what they want to do regardless.