Guest TAMMY_1 Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 BEEN HAVING BOTHER WITH A CAT AT MY LOFT AND HERE IS THE LAW PROTECTING THE CAT NOT THE BIRDS The law Under the Protection of Animals Act 1911 as extended by later legislation, any person commits an offence who: cruelly ill-treats, beats, kicks infuriates, terrifies, tortures carries or conveys in a manner to cause unnecessary suffering commits any act that will cause unnecessary suffering to a cat or kitten abandons, or causes to be abandoned, a cat or kitten without reasonable cause or excuse under such circumstances as to be likely to cause unnecessary suffering causes anyone to do any of these things or, being a cat owner, allows someone else to do these things to his (or her) cat; an owner is deemed to have permitted cruelty if he (or she) fails to exercise reasonable care and supervision in respect of the protection of the cat or kitten from such cruelty. On conviction, such a person is liable to a fine, or imprisonment, or both. The Court may also deprive the offender, if he (or she) is the owner, of ownership of the animal. It may also disqualify him (or her) from having custody of animals for such a period as the Court sees fit. Cruelty Any person commits an offence who, through cruelty, causes any damage or injury to a cat. Thus a person who destroys or damages a cat belonging to another, may be committing an offence under the Criminal Damage Act 1971. A threat to damage or destroy a cat belonging to a third party may also be an offence. Airguns It is an offence for anyone under 18 to carry an airgun or airgun ammunition in a public place, even if it is in a secure cover. It is also against the law for anyone, whatever their age to carry an airgun in a public place without lawful authority. Painful experiments Under the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 any person who conducts painful experiments on living animals, without the use of anaesthetics, commits an offence. Licences issued by the Home Secretary are required before any such experiment can be carried out. Unfortunately, there is a recognised exception; where the object of the experiment would be frustrated if anaesthetics were administered, then the experiment may be performed without. Operations Under the Protection of Animals Act 1911 any person commits an offence who performs an operation without "due care and humanity". This includes the castration of any male cat or kitten without anaesthetic. Abandonment Under the Abandonment of Animals Act 1960 any person who, being the owner or having control of an animal, abandons it in such a way that the animal suffers, is guilty and becomes liable to a fine and/or imprisonment, as prescribed in the Act. Poisons Under the Protection of Animals Act 1911 any person who deliberately and intentionally administers any poison to an animal is guilty of an offence. Equally, a person commits an offence if he (or she) knowingly puts poison down in any building or place without taking reasonable precautions to avoid harming cats and kittens in the area. Boarding establishments The Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963 delegate to Local Authorities the control and licensing of all animal boarding establishments within their area. Licences are renewable annually upon payment of a fee and the onus for regular inspection placed on the Local Environmental Health Officer. Complaints regarding the conduct of such establishments should, therefore, be brought to the attention of his/her department within the Local Authority concerned. The Act allows the Local Authority to refuse a licence or to withdraw a licence; in such cases, appeal may be made to the Magistrates Court. A conviction of cruelty could result in the cancelling of a licence and the disqualification of the proprietor from having custody of animals. Pet shops All pet shops must be licensed by the Local Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Pet Animals Act 1951. Licences are issued annually following an inspection by the Local Authority's Environmental Health Officer. He/she should be notified if the premises are considered unsatisfactory, overcrowded and/or unhygienic - which could result in the loss of the licence. Trespass Since cats are excluded from the definitions of "livestock" and "cattle" under the Animals Act 1971, they cannot be held guilty of trespass under civil law and, therefore, their owners or keepers cannot be liable for any damage done.
sapper756 Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 THAT LAW DOES NOT APPLY IN MY BACK GARDEN
Henrik Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 They dont come home if you toss them fi Lauder Tam
sapper756 Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 They dont come home if you toss them fi Lauder Tam YOU SHOULDN,T TALK ABOUT TAMMY,S DOOS LIKE THAT ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 WELL MY FRIENDLY WEE CAT WILL BE GOING ON HOLIDAY ;)
sapper756 Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 WELL MY FRIENDLY WEE CAT WILL BE GOING ON HOLIDAY ;) HOPE IT,S BY THE SEASIDE(ever seen a cat swim?) ;D ;D ;D
Guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 tammy need to tell my wee fell terrier about the law on cats then she wont loose as many teeth .
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 YOU SHOULDN,T TALK ABOUT TAMMY,S DOOS LIKE THAT ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D THATS HOW I NEVER TAKE THEM UP THERE SAPPER, TOO FAR FOR ME
HOMER49 Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 Hi Tam Looks like your dugs no upto the job Buy one of ambers pups no more problems with tinker bell Cheers Homer 49
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 Hi Tam Looks like your dugs no upto the job Buy one of ambers pups no more problems with tinker bell Cheers Homer 49 AYE HE'S TOO BIG AND NOT QUICK ENOUGH TO CATCH IT ALEX
Guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 i know a guy who caught a cat that was terrorising his birds,he took it to birmingham some 70 plus miles away and dropped it off when he was makin a delivery there. all was forgotten when the owner a week later said hey ...i got my cat back ? the guy thought how on earth??/...then she explained.....the cat was found roaming the streets and was taken to a rescue place....he asked how did they know it was urs ?...easy she said ....he had his address collar on....pmsl...paul ;D
Ronnie Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 Just catch it and take the collar of then turn it in as an abandoned cat. either that or go toss it the other side of a river .
friendsloft Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 Ronnie you will find 99% of all cats are chipped,its not as easy as that to get rid of them friendsloft
Guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 Cats have homing instinct too. Maybe time to get an untrasonic chaser?
Guest Hjaltland Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 Cats have homing instinct too. How do you know Brun? :
sapper756 Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 How do you know Brun? : BECAUSE HIS BIRDS FOLLOW THEM HOME ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
pigeonscout Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 If a dog chases live stock the owner of the live stock has the right to shoot it
Guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 How do you know Brun? : Just one of the species that I'd come across when I was doing a bit of searching a year or so ago at the time of the solar winds & magnetic storms theory in which the only homing species apparently affected was the racing pigeon, but only when they were coming home from races. Mentioned here: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/excats/homing.html
Guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 BECAUSE HIS BIRDS FOLLOW THEM HOME ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Know this not to be true, cos if it was, I'd at least get the birds home. ;D But the garden hedge is a bit on the high side .. they can't see over it.
Guest Hjaltland Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 Well there you go! Not a lotta people know that! A fair number of years ago a friend of mine was having a cat problem and decided on a displacement option . I should point out that the situation was serious, his best bird had been found in bits and the cat was to blame... The suspect cat was easily rounded up and placed in the traditional sack and removed from the premises. He returned home some time later in the day to find the cat sitting in front of his loft.. 8) Turns out he'd only got rid of the family cat instead of the next door neighbour's cat which was fairly similar... There were some awkward moments in the household for some time after that. :B
Guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 My two jack russels keep cats out of garden except my cats that is but my cats dont bother the birds cos they remember going in as kittens to visit some of the more spitefull cocks when sitting eggs you will find a tom cat is better to chase other cats as they too can run up and over fences
Guest jason Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 My two jack russels keep cats out of garden except my cats that is but my cats dont bother the birds cos they remember going in as kittens to visit some of the more spitefull cocks when sitting eggs you will find a tom cat is better to chase other cats as they too can run up and over fences Yes we have a tom cat, just 10 months old now. we got him at 5 weeks old and he lives in the loft,the birds are great round him and no other cats come anywhere near. jason
gangster Posted January 28, 2007 Report Posted January 28, 2007 MY STAFF *expletive removed* LOVES EM CANT GET ENOUGH OF THEM.......... ;) ;) ;) ;) AND THE LAW IS GANGSTER LAW ON MY PATCH....................... ;) ;)
westy Posted January 28, 2007 Report Posted January 28, 2007 someone told me to catch the cat and take it 40 miles away where you take you pigeons and see if it gets back.
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