Neighborhood cats shit right in the middle of my lawn. It stinks and the robot lawn mover makes it even worse.

I do NOT like cats, and this is not helping.

What works to keep them from shitting on my lawn?


The votes have spoken. Some people are cat lovers; thanks for the great advice from the rest of you! I will not go out of my way to accommodate other people’s pets that aren’t welcome on my property. My first weapon of choice will be chili because it’s simple and cheap. Other ideas have been noted.

  • FiveMacs
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    9 months ago

    Yeah…keep it inside and give it a box of whatever to shit in. This also isn’t just about their shit but the utter disrespect for the animal to allow it to roam free, unsupervised and the disrespect to the other humans who are forced to live with the animal you chose to set free

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      9 months ago

      How is it “disrespect for the animal” to allow it to roam free? You’re aware that’s what cats instinctively want instead of being locked in a house, right? Cats get bored and the outdoors are exciting. Can you explain to me what you perceive as disrespectful (“for the animal”) in allowing cats to behave like they naturally do?

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      9 months ago

      Congrats, that is a solution for cats who are purely home cats. That’s likely a fraction of the pet cat population where I live.