Anita, I'm so sorry. That stinks that your new neighbor is being a jerk. Saying you're going to kill an animal is very serious and cruel. Is it an option for you to speak with the wife when he is not home? Maybe she doesn't know that he did this. Also, could you talk to the ferals the next time you feed them and explain the situation and tell them that this guys is dangerous. Maybe that would help. If this situation gets more serious, there are options, like calling a shelter to have the ferals trapped and moved to someplace safe, or calling the aspca on this guy. Prayers going out that his heart would soften and that the kitties stay out of his path.
:) Wendy --- Stray Cat Alliance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you believe this story....every day, I feed my > front yard and back yard cats (I love in a townhome > attached on both sides)..and have done so since we > moved into the City in 1998. Last May my elderly > neighbor moved out (she was pet friendly and had > volunteered at the Humane Society) and new neighbors > moved in (no pets). > > Over the weekend, I was cleaning out my backyard > house of straw from winter and the husband neighbor > came over and said a cat was pooping in the landing > of his basement steps. I said I feed only stray cats > and you can't control where they go as you can't > control the birds pooping where they want. He said > you don't walk in bird poop. But in any case, I said > to let me think about the situation as it never > happened before. So I went in and got a plastic bag > and cleaned up the poop as I didn't want any > problems. Funny that noone ever pooped in our > landing but ours smells a lot better - not that > musty yuck smell. > > Then that night, in the middle of the night, I > realized the one thing that changed was my husband > put stone along the only grassy section in the > backyard. In the morning, I asked my husband to move > the stones as I figured that would probably make it > stop if it was indeed a cat/s. > > Then, the door bell rings and my neighbor wants to > speak to my husband. Of course, it was about the > cats. My husband said it might not be a cat/s, there > are skunks and possums. And just to put some wood > out to block the cat/s or animal/s from going down > the steps to the landing. > > Then the neighbor says if it doesn't stop he's going > to kill them! Then my husband said he couldn't do > that or he'd go to jail -- and my husband said then > he didn't have time to argue about it and came in. > > Now, I am worried about the kitties! I would love to > take still somewhat feral Mom cat (tho she lets me > pet her) from the front inside but I have way too > many cats and doubt she'd appreciate it. If we ever > move, she is definitely coming. > > I am crossing my fingers and hoping this blows over. > > > Thanks for listening, I know I am rather long > winded! > > Anita > "Every year shelters kill almost 5,000,000 cats, > dogs, puppies & kittens. Most were beautiful, > loving creatures (even feral cats!) that died simply > because they did not have a home. Every puppy or > kitten born costs a shelter animal its life. Save > lives, spay-neuter, support Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) > & adopt for life!" > _________________________________________________________________ > Download Messenger. Start an im conversation. > Support a cause. Join now. > http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=TAGWL_MAY07 "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________________Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/
