rtbiscuit Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 its like the slave trade; if you bought and you feed it, then its yours Quote
Shenley Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 I was not too worried about scratches...... more dents than anything else. Oh that's my old Navara...... Quote
veilside z Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 Absolute corker that video. Those cats are so dumb they came to take a wizz even after the soaking. Great post. Quote
tracymg Posted June 19, 2013 Author Posted June 19, 2013 Lots of suggestions, thanks everyone... not sure I could use all of them though I don't want any harm to come to the big fat cat, I just want it away from my car. Actually, the neighbours who it belongs too, their cars always look nice and sparkling, maybe I should ask for their advice too I will go to the shop tonight and buy all the pepper and lemon juice I can find and see how that goes I think. Quote
Dblock Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 Do animals have a logbook as such to prove who they are registered to? Quote
BulletMagnet Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 Do animals have a logbook as such to prove who they are registered to? Yes they do, they carry it in their left back pocket Quote
Ekona Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 Do animals have a logbook as such to prove who they are registered to? Mine do. It's in the back of their neck. Quote
KyleR Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 If a cat is constantly jumping on your car scratching it, can the owner be held responsible for the damage? Quote
KyleR Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 Well if one of my dogs causes damage I'm held responsible for it as I'm supposed to be in charge of the animal. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 If a cat is constantly jumping on your car scratching it, can the owner be held responsible for the damage? nope Quote
rtbiscuit Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 Well if one of my dogs causes damage I'm held responsible for it as I'm supposed to be in charge of the animal. thats only harm to another human being. and not harm to their vehicle Quote
Watshot Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 Well if one of my dogs causes damage I'm held responsible for it as I'm supposed to be in charge of the animal. That's because dogs have to be licensed, as they are a far higher risk. Nobody, to my knowledge, has ever been mauled to death by a domestic cat. Quote
KyleR Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 "Dog owners have a stated duty to control and supervise their pet when in a pubic place and manage where they can go and their actions, whereas cats are considered to have a legal 'right to roam'- although this does not release the cat owner from potential liability and responsibility under the law if their pet causes damage to another person or the property belonging to them" It would appear that owners are responsible. 1 Quote
rtbiscuit Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 "Dog owners have a stated duty to control and supervise their pet when in a pubic place and manage where they can go and their actions, whereas cats are considered to have a legal 'right to roam'- although this does not release the cat owner from potential liability and responsibility under the law if their pet causes damage to another person or the property belonging to them" It would appear that owners are responsible. i live in an area where there must be at least 10 different cats, if you can pinpoint which cat did what you're doing well. my cats down sit on cars, but my neighbours cat likes the bonnet of my V8, as its proper toasty. but most if any scratches come out with a polish. Quote
KyleR Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 "Dog owners have a stated duty to control and supervise their pet when in a pubic place and manage where they can go and their actions, whereas cats are considered to have a legal 'right to roam'- although this does not release the cat owner from potential liability and responsibility under the law if their pet causes damage to another person or the property belonging to them" It would appear that owners are responsible. i live in an area where there must be at least 10 different cats, if you can pinpoint which cat did what you're doing well. my cats down sit on cars, but my neighbours cat likes the bonnet of my V8, as its proper toasty. but most if any scratches come out with a polish. Exactly, its not the sort of thing you would follow up on unless it was happening all the time and began to cost quite a few quid to repair. You could always get video/photo evidence and contact animal control to capture the cat and see who the owners are. Again, not something you wold bother with unless it was getting rediculous and you'd already tried discouraging the cat from your property. Quote
Dblock Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 If a cat is constantly jumping on your car scratching it, can the owner be held responsible for the damage? Was going to be my next question. Great minds and all that Quote
rtbiscuit Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 thing is if a cat was on my bonnet i wouldnt want to scare it off as it will dig in its nails for a quick escape making the damage worse. is it then the pet owners fault or the car owners fault. if the car owner hadn't scared it off it wouldnt have left the scratches. a detterent is far better than an offensive scarer offerer citron, pepper are all good deterrents, could grow lemon grass and lemon balm near the car Quote
Ekona Posted June 19, 2013 Posted June 19, 2013 You'd have to prove negligence. Is it negligent to let your cat outside? No, of course not as they have that right to roam, so unless you'd trained it specifically to attack one particular car then any lawsuit would be dismissed. Quote
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