[arh]

That's the point. Cats always "go" in some one else's patch, So one either obtains a cat of their own, or goes to great lengths to stop other peoples cats from using their plot as a toilet. But why should we have to?. There's enough, (probably not!), notices etc. about dogs but none about cats.

[I Love Spuds]

Cats, by law, are free to roam, thus pooping were they roam. Dogs are not.

You can put a dog on a lead but you wouldn't a cat. Dogs are far more domesticated then cats are (mostly!)

How bad are these cat litter problems? As you can tell, I don't have any problems but I grow at home and not on a lotty.

[al78]

That's the point. Cats always "go" in some one else's patch, So one either obtains a cat of their own, or goes to great lengths to stop other peoples cats from using their plot as a toilet. But why should we have to?. There's enough, (probably not!), notices etc. about dogs but none about cats.

Cats are treated like wild animals, dogs are trained and domesticated (you can't train a cat) and they have a higher potential to cause harm to humans, they are two completely different animals. As for why you should have too, the same reason you should net your brassicas from pigeons, or put copper rings around seedlings to discourage slugs.

[mrs bouquet]

Another deterrent, I have found works well (like the brambles), is to go out and pick some wild Gorse,  it is  now in  flower, so cut  lengths and transfer them home in a sturdy sack, and lay them around the beds.  They look pretty and the cats, definitely will not go where it is prickly, and boy are they prickly..  Take strong gloves !! Mrs Bouquet

[Fairy Plotmother]

My lion poo has been ordered and dispatched!!!!!

[8doubles]

Another deterrent, I have found works well (like the brambles), is to go out and pick some wild Gorse,  it is  now in  flower, so cut  lengths and transfer them home in a sturdy sack, and lay them around the beds.  They look pretty and the cats, definitely will not go where it is prickly, and boy are they prickly..  Take strong gloves !! Mrs Bouquet

A great idea if you do your gardening in a suit of armour ! 

[victoria park]

In my experience, cats do as much good as they do harm. The rodents do far more harm to planting aspirations which is partly why cats have been favoured all over the world. So the furry bundles are seen as a complementary and fully fledged part of my ecosystem. We have 150 plots and only 3 known cats. Not enough. I need to grow some cat nip 

[8doubles]

In my experience, cats do as much good as they do harm. The rodents do far more harm to planting aspirations which is partly why cats have been favoured all over the world. So the furry bundles are seen as a complementary and fully fledged part of my ecosystem. We have 150 plots and only 3 known cats. Not enough. I need to grow some cat nip 

Spoken as if cats only kill rodents and not every endangered songbird they can !
The only possible eco friendly cats are native wild ones not the tame ones that are bred and fed by humans and only hunt for sport !

I like to do my own pest control (pests only not any thing small)  thank you !

[mumofstig]

I'll lock the thread now that all the useful advice has been offered, before emotive disagreement takes over, as always