Wow, don't really fit the mindset of most Portlanders do you? I also try to keep the cat inside for various reasons, but if he got out and someone did something to him for crapping in their yard or climbing on their car, they would have far more to worry about than crap in their yard or dirty footprints on their car, if you get my drift.

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If I was walking into your back yard and taking what I wanted, and crapping in your flower beds, you would certainly not be out of line....

How about you keep your cat off my car and out of my yard and we go from there. Doesn't matter what I think or what pets I've owned.

I use low power BB gun.

Keep your stupid cat off other peoples property.

Don't deserve to own a Porsche? What grade are you in? It's about income. And wanting to keep their things nice, not about your cat walking on my Porsche. If I'm digging or crapping in your yard, shoot away.

Yes, cats chase off my birds I feed.

Yes, cats stalk my chickens.

Yes, cats don't leave it on the lawn. They dig up your flower beds.

Outdoor cats and their careless owners suck. If I don't want it on my property, why is it all my bad??

If your cat ends up in my yard, and those things happen, I would not worry about you. It would just be gone....or would not come back to my yard.

Yeah, can't say I have a major issue with cats.

When I visit my parents, their outdoor cats (which they "inherited" from the previous neighbors) like to sit on the roof of my Boxster. No damage, just fur - lint roll it right off. They also like to sit on my dad's 911 (but not my E320). He uses a car cover on it which is scented with vinegar, and as far as I'm aware there isn't much of an issue now (though they do like to claw on the cover corners).

Then again, our Porsches (except for my mom's 987) aren't garage queens so neither of us are particularly bothered that much over it.

This , or a car cover should do the trick.

Best way to get the cat fur off the top? Lint roller?

The DNA of a cat is not to be tied down to the four walls of a man-made structure. It's DNA is to go outside and hunt for prey, just like its big cousins the tiger, panther, mountain lion, cheetah,etc.
Keeping a cat indoors its whole life makes about as much sense as putting a 25,000 pound killer whale in a swimming pool. Or a bald eagle in cage. At least let these animals some free time in actual nature. It's not their fault that mankind decided that they should be kept indoors for man's personal amusement!

Secondly, cats and birds and possums and squirrels were part of the suburban landscape before you ever arrived with your award-winning flower bed. You knew that going in. Most likely there are no laws that indicate that you have the right to live in a suburban setting free of the aforementioned creatures, so I'm not sure how you discern that your rights are being violated. And I'm sure there aren't any laws that say cat owners can't let their cats outside or that they must be on a leash like with dogs. Are you going to take a sling shot to all the birds that poop from overhead for deliberately violating your right to a shiny Porsche? Seems like a big stretch to mention 'rights' in this context. If you want to hermetically separate your man-made Porsche from the natural enviorment of a suburb, then the best course of action would be to park in a garage. Sounds better than your suggestion of using a pellet gun, certainly involves less pain and drama.

I have a neighbohr that walks his cat on a leash just like a dog. This person must have the patience of Job to pulled off that training.

Actually, in this city, that is the law. Cats are not allowed to run loose. If you have problem cats (problem owners actually) in your area you can borrow a live trap from animal control, trap the cat, and turn it in. The owner then has to pay big bucks to get his damn cat back.

Where this becomes an issue is that the animal control office is about a 40 minute drive for me, whereas the river is only a couple of blocks away. I wouldn't make that 40 minute drive twice for the same cat.

It's interesting that, since the implementation of the cat law, the inner-city bunny population has increased dramatically. Personally, I'd rather have the bunnies. Bunnies don't crap in my grandkid's sandbox.

Note to self: Don't ask about what oil brand, what tire, what to do with sleeping cats. :)

drowning a domesticated cat? That's some bad karma right there.

Cat haters have a city they can all happily live in it seems. Probably too cold for most, damn.

Bunnies? I've eaten them a few times at some very authentic Italian eateries. Tastes like chicken.
I have a friend from West Africa who was a big game hunter, he's eaten dog many a time.

So rabbits, muskrats, racoons, foxes, woodchucks, squirrels, skunks, beavers, and deer as well as bear, coyote, and moose can roam free, but cats are a problem?

Rabbit poop all over the place and eat garden vegetation as well as carry disease, they are OK, but a cat isn't.

This thread has gotten way out of hand...

Exactly! A man's house & property is his castle! If you don't like what he is doing there you & your's return to your castle.

You don't have a problem with the birds pooping on the paint and top? I don't hear anyone advocating shooting, trapping or otherwise messing with birds.

Cats don't randomly dig up a garden (dogs will), they are just burying their poop. You should thank the cat for fertilizing your garden.

That is a great point! How many times have we all stepped in dog ship!
Or last week I got that mess all over my knobby bike tires. What PITA diggin all that ....er crap.. out every little nook before I could bring the bike inside.

Who has ever stepped in cat crap unless they went stomping in their own flower bed...
I'm impressed at how even outside they still discretely bury their poop.

Lets shoot all the dogs and their owners that let their dogs poop outside of their yards and don't pick it up or let them pee on my grass and kill it. That's even when they are on a leash

equal time for dog haters!
(not me)

I actually prefer dogs (except chihuahas).

But I find cats to be more interesting. eat, sleep, hunt, sleep, screw, repeat.
I'm not sure why women prefer cats more than men. Cat's have the typical man's dream life.

I know a great place for you to get that vasectomy. Please do, for the sake of the rest of us.

Rapists and serial killers often exhibit signs of violence against animals first.

There you have it. Don't like someone else's cat in your yard? Rapist or serial killer material for sure. What an absurdly stupid thing to say about someone. How's that hope & change working out for you?

I've never killed an animal in my life. I've trapped cats and turned them in, and I've used the low power pellet pistol trick (mostly the pop that scares them) and that's it. You have a sick mind to think I would be violent against any animal unless my property or animals in my yard are involved. Keep your cat out of my yard. Pretty simple.

I don't mind bird poop because my car lives in a garage or in my shop unless I'm out and about.

This is by far the stupidest thread I've ever read on a forum :p!

Know how I can tell you've never been to The Car Lounge? ;)

ok ok as i started this thread i think i should finish it. I have spoken to my neighbor and shown him this thread on my laptop , he now fears fore his life and his cats and has put his house on the market, he says he is moving to the scottish highlands. I hope scotland gets its independance and we can send all cat lovers there !

this is her indoors and as you can see someone needs a slapped ar* for winding up ....i ll let you into alittle secret someone is allergic to animal fur ...i wonder who that is !!! lol :) miss saint :)

Here's some fuel for the fire. My neighbor's(not sure which one) cat sleeps on my roof all the time, I never really thought anything of it. Last weekend it decided to use it sharpen it's claws (I didn't even know they did this). Anyways I now have a new eBay top in route. My current top has a 4" gash in it among other things. So yes cats can ruin your top. I'll post some pictures later on. To be fair the top is old and falling apart anyways

But... but.... This thread owns 20 minutes of my life that I'll never get back. And I didn't even get to make one offending, yet comical remark.

So when I bought my Boxster a couple of weeks ago I received a text from a buddy of mine that said: "so does that thing come with an AIDS test?"

And after reading all 6 pages of this thread I almost think I get the joke now...

You snooze, you lose
LOL

Who is your buddy? this guy on the right?

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Found this thread very entertaining...if all else fails you might want to try this guy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJBoZ65ezR4

Leave a potato on your top. Cats are terrified of potatoes. ;)

One of the many uses...

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There, I knew you'd come around to proper thinking eventually. :cheers:

Yeah thats just it, I always give them a friendly warning first. But almost without fail you chase them off verbally and they come back eventually. Once I start to recognize the same cat, that is having to scale my fence to get in, well then clearly they havent gotten the hint and more stringent measures are called for. I dont poison, abandon, allow my dog to attack or shoot to maim but I will always get the point across with a mild BB shot to the rump (we're talking a weak gun from 50' here). If I was of the mindset of most Portlanders I wouldnt be making a point to keep my own cat indoors. Seems to me if your indoor cat gets out it getting run over by a car would be far more of a concern than what someone might do to him for crapping in their flower bed.

an animal getting run over by a car is an act of god. Sad yes, tragic, yes.

Shooting a cat is a violent deliberate act. I don't care how "weak" you think the gun is. it can still maim the animal. I don't care how great a shot you think you are, you could still hit it in the eye.

what about if you miss and hit the little kid next door in the face?

there are many other ways to scare the cat away that don't involve possibly hurting it

and don't forget a little cat poop in your precious garden won't hurt anything.

you just don't get it, do you

Seems there are a few "cat lovers" on the forum, not that there's anything wrong with that! :D

Nor do you. It's my yard. Your cat is not welcome, but it's me that needs to just accept it. Got it........:rolleyes:

I may have to move to the 911 forum. I hear there are fewer cat lovers and PETA members that drive 911's...

Oh I get it all right. Da big bad kitty cat is doing you harm
I just don't believe in harming house pets

And no I'm not a PETA member nor would be one

read post#91, maybe that will sink in