Neighbor's cats running wild in Arlington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it legal to let your cat run wild in Arlington? Having issues with the neighbor's cats pooping in our yard regularly. I don't want to pick it up, but hate having my kids running through the yard with multiple piles of it in the grass.

Do you see them pooping in your grass? How do you know it's a cat leaving the mess?

My guess is that it's actually a fox. Their poop looks very similar, but fox poop has seeds in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would call animal control and report it as a lost cat. I'm an indoor only cat owner and have no tolerance for outdoor cats.

It's kind of shitty to file a false report with animal control-- plus what if they trap the cat and it is euthanized? Why not talk to the owners as a first step? Put out mothballs, as others suggested. Is the cat really hurting anything? No. As many have said, it's not the cat that is pooping in the open.

LOL, Arlington won't euthanize a lost cat. I know that for a fact. Luckily OP lives in probably the most bleeding heart suburb around when it comes to animal welfare. Plus, how does OP know it's not truly lost vs just outdoors? The neighbor will have to pay to get the cat back and maybe it will be a lesson.

[Anonymous]

And I have also seen a cat poop in a yard. I'm not sure why people don't believe this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, here. I've seen a fox at the other end of the neighborhood (0.75 miles away) near the woods but not at ours that is much less forested and close to office buildings. I've seen the cats using the grass in a neighbor's yard to pee. I didn't confirm that the cat pooped there, but given the pee in grass, I assume it's possible. It's not dogs given the fencing, so seems quite possible it's the cats. Have never seen raccoons nearby.

Raccoons poop like cats in that they litter box in one main area or in the same areas.

Cars will pee on grass to mark their territory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There should be a special place reserved in Hell for people who let their precious cats outdoors.

Just sayin'.........

Like a huge debt of gratitude for giving the neighborhood an emvironmentally safe way to control the vermin population?

You should be thanking them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, here. I've seen a fox at the other end of the neighborhood (0.75 miles away) near the woods but not at ours that is much less forested and close to office buildings. I've seen the cats using the grass in a neighbor's yard to pee. I didn't confirm that the cat pooped there, but given the pee in grass, I assume it's possible. It's not dogs given the fencing, so seems quite possible it's the cats. Have never seen raccoons nearby.

I have no idea what animal is pooping in your yard, but foxes are everywhere in Arlington. I saw a baby fox padding down a sidewalk in Clarendon once. So your location in a more urban part of Arlington does not rule out the fox as a suspect.