05-19-2015, 05:25 PM
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Originally posted by PunaLover
My last tenant is gone and took a few of her cats with her. Unfortunately there are about 15 to 20 left that want to come in the house and when they can't they hang around outside leaving their waste and smell all over the lanai. Scaring them off doesn't work.
I called Humane Society. They said I can rent a cat trap for $50 deposit and trap them and bring them in one at a time. Holy cow, I only have a few days til I gotta go off island, and 400 miles of driving back and forth for 20 strays is insane. This would take days even if I got five traps as they are pretty skittish.
So how the heck do I get rid of them? They've torn up the house screens when they get in the house and then scramble to get out, they left waste in the house, dug their claws into the window trim on the way out, it's getting ridiculous. And the renter was evicted so no chance of responsibility for any of this fiasco.
Sometimes you just put your big boy panties on and respond in the correct and legal manner. Animal neglect is a crime. As a landlord, inheriting abandoned pets comes with the territory. Instead of complaining and trying to "scare them off" as you have written, do the ethical and expected legal action of being a responsible landlord.
Cats didn't ask to be mutated for centuries for human domestication. Because of this they cannot survive in the wild, they die very painful slow deaths of starvation and disease. Where's the love? All I read was whining.