Absolutely disgusting some of the comments on here about not caring if someones pet got killed or poisoned. I would never hurt a catl just because it pooed in my garden, that is the sickest and most selfish thing i have ever heard. Foxes, rats, badgers, hedgehogs, birds and other animals also poop in gardens and they carry much more serious diseases then domestic cats.
Cats are natural roamers and theres nothing anyone can do about it, they do and will escape because they love the outdoors. Have you ever tried walking a cat on a lead?? it's cruel and they panic, hurting themselves in the process.
Wanting to hurt an animal for doing such a natural thing shows just what kind of person/ people you are.
Then you could argue its cruel to keep them as pets at all, if they are such wild animals
my word this thread is getting slightly ridiculous now. Cats are domestic animals, but that doesn't mean they have to be caged and locked indoors. They have a natural instinct to hunt and roam - its part of the food chain and as much as I or anyone else dislikes it, we can't alter nature. Same goes with eating meat. To suggest that a non vegetarian is equal in cruelty as someone who shoos a cat/swats a wasp or worse is laughable. Animals are bred for their meat, farmers earn their living and survive by this and if the meat wasn't eaten we would have a lot more to worry about then a bit of cat poo in the garden. Fancy cleaning cow pats or sheep dung from your lawn ?? thought not !