Comments for UK Cat Laws

Kerry, 17 March 2021

This is very trivial but making me worried sick. My neighbour has threatened to bill me for scratches to his car that he states were cause by my cat. He informs me he has photographic evidence of this. Where do I stand? Can he bill me? Can get take me to court? Do I have to keep my cat in??? Any advice would be welcome, please help I am loosing sleep worrying

Julie, 6 March 2021

Ok, so cats are free to roam. I have a problem with one cat that seems to spend most of its time killing birds and pooping in my garden. Every day its here without fail. I have blocked off most of the gaps it can get through to no avail as it jumps the fence to get at the birds I feed. If its my responsibility to keep the cat out, then can i bill the cat owner for having to pay for the things i need to secure my property? And can i ask the owner to clear up thw poo every day? They dont seem to care their cat is out all day or what stress this is causing me and the birds.

Lisa, 28 February 2021

I generally have nuisance neighbours and the man is a retired police officer. They constantly have relatives park so I can’t get out if my drive on Sundays. They lean over the fence to hack my shrubs which do not overhang.......but recently they have angled canes over low wall at the front of their property to prevent my cat climbing up, which I have seen him do only once. The problem is that he will not know these canes are there angled to spear him if he jumps up. I feel that putting forks on the end would prevent that, but if I do that there will be repercussions, and technically I would be tampering with their property. I don’t want to do as they do, but am fearful my cat will become injured... so grateful for any advice. Thanks.

Karen, 23 February 2021

I have the same problem as Mary. I have 1 male and 2 females. The male is continuously chasing the neighbours cat away and is losing his fur through stress and the females refuse to go out to the toilet it is an absolute nightmare and the neighbour doesn't care

Irene, 18 September 2020

My neighbours keep feeding my cat and allowing him to reside in their home. Now my cat is confused, he still comes in our garden and feed outside but won’t come in ( we do have a female cat who is very loyal). . Now we are moving , they have said they should have him. What do I do if he is no where to be found in our moving day? He is chipped.

Anita, 24 May 2020

How can I prevent my cat fouling a neighbours garden? They have a litter tray which they use so am not convinced it’s them but how can I prevent it just in case it is them?

Heather, 24 May 2020

Please people, consider a catio for cats...check them out online. They are cheap, can be erected quickly and can give cats a bit of outdoor freedom and protection from those who wish to poison, trap, or torture them. It is sad that it has come to this but alas people are people . Insane that we now have to protect our pets to this degree. My neighbour hated cats in his garden so (ironically ) I got a catio built on my decking, where they are confined to a small space for fresh air/ play etc...shock!.he now hates the catio too, so I cant win. And I imagine this will go legal also. But please keep building your catios and challenge the laws, because catios are on the rise and law seems vague to say the least.

Mary, 13 May 2020

Im at a loss, ive had to keep my cat in for good This other cat is so viscous and aggressive it made my cat extremely ill and a veryyyy expensive vets bill, it attacks him everytime he goes out. He is becoming seriously depressed and sits in one room all day and the night time When he does op down he howls to b out, hes losing weight as will hardly eat Weve tried a harness outside, feliway, playing with him but hes not interested His life is an utter misery, is it fair for me to keep him and he has to live like this for good, i cant bear the thought of rehoming him as he has totally bonded with me since my other cat died, he used to follow me everywhere but now is just upstairs Weve tried spraying the other cat with water but these fights occur outside of the garden aswell I think its a neighbours cat but i dont want to approach him as hes aggresive and not liked well in the street It comes into my house and attacks him in there aswell as outside and sprays, wees and poos in my house Is there nothing i can do?

Brenda, 12 April 2020

Our neighbour's cat no longer lives in their home, they rely on other neighbours feeding it. It attacks all other cats, causing costly damage. We have talked to the neighbours but they cannot catch it to keep it indoors. What can we do about this abnormally aggressive cat?

Tessa, 23 March 2020

i read about a law pertaining to cats that stated as cats are regarded bylaw to be free spirits the owner/keeper cannot be held responsible for any criminal damage they may cause. Also that it was a criminal offence to harm them in any way. now i cannot seem to find that again-i did not imagine it either .