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In the area I grew up in cats were considered non-domesticated animals. I had never even heard of a leash law for cats!
This area has an entirely different perspective. People putting out poison or antifreeze for cats is very common and not illegal. Within the village limits it is illegal to shoot cats on your property (only because firing a weapon is illegal except at places like the shooting range) however in the township it is perfectly legal to shoot your neighbor’s cat. Surprisingly it is legal for people to shoot your cat with a BB or pellet gun if the cat comes onto their property. This is not considered animal cruelty because cats are looked upon as a rodent problem.
I try to see all sides of an issue. I can understand that my neighbors do not want my pets in their yard. I HAVE animals but it irritates me to no end that neighbors let their dogs go to the bathroom in my yard. I had to remove my flower bed and replace it with a rock garden because cats that do not belong to me used it as a litter box. But there are humane ways of dealing with these issues.
I’m sorry that your neighbors are not willing to deal with this like civilized human beings. I wish that I had a suggestion for keeping your cats out of their yard but I haven’t figured one out yet myself. I’ve taken in orphaned cats that I’ve bottle fed and fixed right away at 6 months and they STILL want to go outside. The last cat we had wore a neon green collar with a bell. The kid that shot her KNEW she was a pet not a feral cat, but shot her anyway. The police told me "if you don't want your cat hurt, keep her on your own property." There is now a leash law for cats here. How do you leash train a cat for crying out loud?
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I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children.
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