Is it legal for someone to shoot a cat?
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Criminal damage - could result in a prison sentence, but more likely to result in a big fine.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1018773/Ne...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/3155...
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-818353-...
And your tenant is a t
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1018773/Ne...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/3155...
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-818353-...
And your tenant is a t
t.Tell your tenant he's a prissy, up-himself , and if he can't deal with urban life then he should fk off and live in a tent. People in the town keep cats, and cats - shock horror - move around and on occasion actually take a crap. In several decades of living in houses with gardens where the neighbours keep cats I've never once been even slightly inconvenienced by what these animals get up to.
, and if he can't deal with urban life then he should fk off and live in a tent. People in the town keep cats, and cats - shock horror - move around and on occasion actually take a crap. In several decades of living in houses with gardens where the neighbours keep cats I've never once been even slightly inconvenienced by what these animals get up to.NinjaPower said:
He then informed me that the law classed dogs as domestic animals so were protected, but cats were classed as wild animals so could therefore be shot and killed. Something which he is considering doing with an air rifle or a catapult.
He is wrong. The Cat is still property and if not humanely killed (i.e. not put to sleep by a vet) then the guy with a rifle can be prosecuted by the RSPCA and I think it's up to six months' jail.Plus I think he might well find the owners coming to pay him back.
Jasandjules said:
NinjaPower said:
He then informed me that the law classed dogs as domestic animals so were protected, but cats were classed as wild animals so could therefore be shot and killed. Something which he is considering doing with an air rifle or a catapult.
He is wrong. The Cat is still property and if not humanely killed (i.e. not put to sleep by a vet) then the guy with a rifle can be prosecuted by the RSPCA and I think it's up to six months' jail.Plus I think he might well find the owners coming to pay him back.
If he was actually serious about doing them in he'd have
a) done it
b) quietly disposed of the bodies where they would never, ever be found and identified
and
c) never told a soul
The mistake these idiots make is ranting to the neighbours who, patently since they own a cat and allow it out, didn't give a st in the first place. Whereupon why on earth did the tenant think complaining was going to make any difference?
Don't worry. He won't shoot the cats. He doesn't have the balls for it. The kitties are safe.
He might phone you some more and whinge, though.
a) done it
b) quietly disposed of the bodies where they would never, ever be found and identified
and
c) never told a soul
The mistake these idiots make is ranting to the neighbours who, patently since they own a cat and allow it out, didn't give a s
t in the first place. Whereupon why on earth did the tenant think complaining was going to make any difference?Don't worry. He won't shoot the cats. He doesn't have the balls for it. The kitties are safe.
He might phone you some more and whinge, though.
A Friend of mine 
Had a neighbour who was one of these mad cat ladies, with the consequence that his garden was full of cats crapping in the flower beds and killing the wild birds.
He bought a humane trap off Ebay and simply moved them all one at a time to the environs of the local tip, where they now all lead happy and productive lives keeping the rat population under control.
Had a neighbour who was one of these mad cat ladies, with the consequence that his garden was full of cats crapping in the flower beds and killing the wild birds. He bought a humane trap off Ebay and simply moved them all one at a time to the environs of the local tip, where they now all lead happy and productive lives keeping the rat population under control.
No you cannot shoot domestic cats at all sadly (despite several people begging me to bring my air rifle round and remove their "vermin" problem) you can't shoot wild cats with a legal limit air rifle either. You have to use an FAC rated rifle or a rim/center fire (the latter being a bit of an overkill) I think you can also use a shotgun to dispatch them. But then we enter the grey area. The gray area being that you have to have used all other reasonable methods of capture before shooting them. But proving or disproving that would be difficult.
Though I'm sure many farmers annoyed at the loss of livestock (mainly chicks and ducklings at a guess) just give them both barrels and then bury them without ever mentioning it to anyone.
Though I'm sure many farmers annoyed at the loss of livestock (mainly chicks and ducklings at a guess) just give them both barrels and then bury them without ever mentioning it to anyone.
Edited by mattmoxon on Monday 2nd August 19:42
Grommit said:
A Friend of mine Had a neighbour who was one of these mad cat ladies, with the consequence that his garden was full of cats crapping in the flower beds and killing the wild birds.
He bought a humane trap off Ebay and simply moved them all one at a time to the environs of the local tip, where they now all lead happy and productive lives keeping the rat population under control.
Had a neighbour who was one of these mad cat ladies, with the consequence that his garden was full of cats crapping in the flower beds and killing the wild birds. He bought a humane trap off Ebay and simply moved them all one at a time to the environs of the local tip, where they now all lead happy and productive lives keeping the rat population under control.
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my friends has a wandering outdoor cat who likes his time out too but just because someone doesn't like them isn't my problem, it's theirs! deevlash said:
I hate cats, the owners are selfish lazy tts who want a pet but dont want one they actually have to bother looking after so buy a cat and let it rome free, killing wildlife and spoiling peoples gardens.
What I hate more than anything is the bts who want a pet but dont want one they actually have to bother looking after so buy a cat and let it rome free, killing wildlife and spoiling peoples gardens.ks spouted by idiots on here.Still, I reckon you have more chance of stopping the cats than the demented drivel.
Edited by Mr2Mike on Monday 2nd August 19:57
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[quote=Who me ?]Waiting for a Bib to confirm or otherwise ,but AFAIK discharging a firearm ( i.e an air rifle) in a public place ( garden of a house) is an offence .
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Depends. It is not illegal to fire an air weapon within your own garden so long as the pellets do not go beyond your perimeter but other factors may make it so but I don't want to over complicate matters
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Depends. It is not illegal to fire an air weapon within your own garden so long as the pellets do not go beyond your perimeter but other factors may make it so but I don't want to over complicate matters
Edited by Lonely on Monday 2nd August 20:23
"It is not illegal to fire an air weapon within your own garden so long as the pellets do not go beyond your perimeter"
It is illegal to discharge an air weapon within 50ft of the highway which includes most gardens unless particularly loaded (pun intended) & firing anything in a garden that can be overlooked by members of the public is classed as a public place. I wouldn't advise using an air weapon or anything similar in a garden. Too much to lose.
Edited by Echo66 on Monday 2nd August 20:25
and for that particular offence you need a member of the public to be injured, endangered or just alarmed by the incident.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff