Hi guys,
I was hoping someone might have some suggestions for me, because I really dont know how to solve this problem.
First off, this question isn't for me, its for a friend who lives across the street from my grandmother. This friend has a child who is alittle....different. There is a term, but honestly I don't remember it. But she don't really know restraint, mostly because she is kind of stuck at the mental age of 6 or so. And she, like I at that age, loves animals, and even moreso, baby kittens. So she tends to pick up strays and bring them home. Her parents are very good about it. Even though they don't have alot, they always make sure their cats (they are up to about 8 now) have food, are healthy, and are taken care of. They don't however keep them inside. They are inside outside cats, and they can't keep them inside all the time, they don't have the room and its not really something they believe in.
Now this is where they problem comes in. For the most part they get along with everyone in the area and they enjoy all the cats (one of them is even 3 legged and he is a favorite of most who see him). But there is a older lady who lives next door who does not like animals. Normally I would keep out of this, but the other day I was old that she has started putting large rat traps and even poison in her yard to "get" their cats, and when she gets them, she either THROWS them over the fence (after being in the rat traps) or calls animal control. And personally I don't think this is right or safe any way you look at it. He (my friend) has tried to talk to her about it, but she just starts shouting about how they are ruining her flowers (to be fair, I don't know if they have or not, but its possible).
I'm told that its not against they law or anything for her to do this as long as its only in her yard. So the question is: How can he stop his cats from going in her yard? Is there a way?
I'm at a lost myself, but I hate thinking of those poor cats. I'm going to be driving up there next weekend to help my grandmother, and I thought if someone had an idea I could suggest it then and maybe even give him a hand with it. Thanks for any help.
I was hoping someone might have some suggestions for me, because I really dont know how to solve this problem.
First off, this question isn't for me, its for a friend who lives across the street from my grandmother. This friend has a child who is alittle....different. There is a term, but honestly I don't remember it. But she don't really know restraint, mostly because she is kind of stuck at the mental age of 6 or so. And she, like I at that age, loves animals, and even moreso, baby kittens. So she tends to pick up strays and bring them home. Her parents are very good about it. Even though they don't have alot, they always make sure their cats (they are up to about 8 now) have food, are healthy, and are taken care of. They don't however keep them inside. They are inside outside cats, and they can't keep them inside all the time, they don't have the room and its not really something they believe in.
Now this is where they problem comes in. For the most part they get along with everyone in the area and they enjoy all the cats (one of them is even 3 legged and he is a favorite of most who see him). But there is a older lady who lives next door who does not like animals. Normally I would keep out of this, but the other day I was old that she has started putting large rat traps and even poison in her yard to "get" their cats, and when she gets them, she either THROWS them over the fence (after being in the rat traps) or calls animal control. And personally I don't think this is right or safe any way you look at it. He (my friend) has tried to talk to her about it, but she just starts shouting about how they are ruining her flowers (to be fair, I don't know if they have or not, but its possible).
I'm told that its not against they law or anything for her to do this as long as its only in her yard. So the question is: How can he stop his cats from going in her yard? Is there a way?
I'm at a lost myself, but I hate thinking of those poor cats. I'm going to be driving up there next weekend to help my grandmother, and I thought if someone had an idea I could suggest it then and maybe even give him a hand with it. Thanks for any help.
