(Sherry ) wrote in message ...
OK, cat people, I ... well actually we, i.e. Mother, the cats, and I, need
some guidance from the best cat thinkers on the planet.

(snipped)

I know you think your mom is doing the cats a kindess by feeding them; but
think about this. She is simply attracting them to her property, where they can
continue to breed, and risk exposure to antifreeze poisoning, (one of the most
horrible deaths you can imagine),) and cause problems to your neighbors. Please
do the right thing. Trap the remaining cats. Take them for spay/neuter and find
someone in the country to adopt them, or someone who is willing to spend time
taming them enough to be house cats. You're just setting them up for suffering.
Your cats don't have a right to roam all over the neighbor's property. Your
continued defiance is only going to cause the neighbors to take out their
frustrations *on the cats*.

Sherry

I couldn't agree more. I hate to think of cats being poisoned, but
rouge cats *are* a nuisance, and this neighbor has every right to trap
them and take them to the humane society or animal control. As for
the poisoning, you need to take photographs of the cans of poisoned
food and take them to the police station or your local animal welfare
agency. Poisoning cats is a crime in most jurisdictions - animal
cruelty - and the guy should be arrested. also, any poisoned cats
should be put into the freezer as evidence, and then turned over to
animal control authorities.

The cats are likely to return to their former territory if moved -
first and foremost, they must be spayed or neutered, and then
contained in a yard with a 6-ft fence with a cat guard on the top,
minimally. If you are unable to contain the cats, they need to be
rehomed.

As for the neighbor, poisoning and/or shooting birds isn't out of his
realm of activity either, so I would remove the bird feeders and bath
ASAP. Enough animals have suffered at the hands of this freak.

Best of luck to you,

-L.