Wonderful! Sounds like this guy was just stressed out and overreacted. I hope you and your neighbors get along great now. What a relief!
:) Wendy --- Stray Cat Alliance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, just wanted to give you an update on > the neighbor situation. I was out back last night > and saw my neighbor and told him I'd take care of > any pooh issues and to let me know if he has any > other issues....he said no no, that is okay. I have > calmed down and am not mad at anyone. They are just > animals. My wife saw the cat out back yesterday and > it went out of the yard....I said they are unowned > kitties and are afraid of people and I don't let my > cats outside. He said I know I know. His wife popped > her head out of the window and said not to worry -- > they are animals and that happens everywhere. I said > I just want to make sure they are happy, and she > said we are happy we are happy. Which is all > wonderful! I am still going to keep checking tho and > cleaning any poop up -- some animal is still pooping > down there. > > Thank you everyone for your wonderful advice! > > 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!" > > > Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 23:24:42 -0700From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: OT: Neighbor > threatens feralsTo: [email protected] > What a jerk! A little poop never hurt, and besides, > who knows if it's the cats or not? I would > definitely keep an eye out on this guy and I would > report his "threat" to the ASPCA in case anything > happens to the kitties. I'll be praying for them. > > Ginawendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anita,I'm so sorry. That stinks that your new > neighbor isbeing a jerk. Saying you're going to kill > an animalis very serious and cruel. Is it an option > for you tospeak with the wife when he is not home? > Maybe shedoesn't know that he did this. Also, could > you talkto the ferals the next time you feed them > and explainthe situation and tell them that this > guys isdangerous. Maybe that would help. If this > situationgets more serious, there are options, like > calling ashelter to have the ferals trapped and > moved tosomeplace safe, or calling the aspca on this > guy. Prayers going out that his heart would soften > and thatthe kitties stay out of his path. :)Wendy--- > Stray Cat Alliancewrote:> 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? 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