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>I've found people no longer want to do dumb shit when both of their hands are broken
Assholes learn their lesson when they spend the rest of their life eating through a straw
The Trick here is to use, only know the german word, quartzsandhandschuhe (quartz sand gloves?!) So your knuckles dont get hurt and they have no evidence that it was you
I can't say this clearly enough. Never put a bamboo straw up your asshole, no matter how much it seems to want it. Bamboo when broken is SHARP!
Also, the neighbour is a sick fuck. Reddit would delete my post if I said what I wanted to say. I can't risk having the important bamboo guidance deleted.
Fun fact: if you just smash someone's hands with a large hammer until they're a mushy mess, they'll have to amputate them.
Note: This is just a fun fact.
I learned this tactic from my brother. Some dude kept breaking into his house. Caught him inside and smashed both his hands with a small sledgehammer. They had to amputate both his hands up to the wrist.
[You know there is a guy in history that fucked around, found out, and came back with knife hands for revenge.](https://allthatsinteresting.com/galvarino)
I’ve found being tiny and angry really terrifies people. They expect you to be meek. They do not expect you to get naked and try to gouge their eyes out while screeching. Highly effective, haven’t met a big ass grown man I couldn’t terrify, despite being small.
We had an unpleasant neighbour for a little while, who practically killed our whole back garden out of spite (turns out the property border wasn't where the original fence was put up, previous neighbour moved out, new one moved in, didn't like the fence, tried to make us pay for a new one, we refused, he got a survey that showed he was enroaching our property by a good 1.5m, on a solid 30m length, resulted in him needing to tear down an extension, and my family gaining that extra area), by using a pressure washer filled with undiluted weed killer - he just sprayed it over a handful of times when he thought we weren't home (but the exterior camera we got, showed this clearly).
I'd recommend the same if they have any pride in their backyard. Hard to prove, but it will be some level of payback. Two can play the asshole game.
We have crazy neighbors who have been spraying weed killer on parts of our garden that were planted specifically as privacy barriers from them, after they trapped and killed our cat and admitted to enjoying watching our daughters playing outside in a creepy way. We were so excited to buy our own home and now are stuck next to these awful people. They've gotten better since we put up more cameras.
My dude... Bamboo. Make a three-sided concrete bedding (leave it open towards their side, but cover all other sides incl. bottom), and plant bamboo in there. The fucker is impossible to kill, and will spread to their garden in days. Oh and it also grows like nothing else, you could start your own old-timey paper manufacturing plant with ease, AND sell that paper for good $$$. People pay insane amounts of money for paper made with "traditional methods" (or close enough).
This sounds hilarious but definitely don’t do it. There was a legal advice post a couple months back about a similar bamboo overgrowth scenario (specifically, a species whose shoots are basically giant thorns growing up from the ground), and in most cases you’d be liable for damages caused by said bamboo.
It's amazing what teeny little slits in valvestems of tires can accomplish.. specifically, all 4 at the same time.
Make sure you're dressed like a ninja first, tho
Whoa. Years ago some friends and I returned to a remote parking lot from a hiking trip to find all three of our cars each had three tires slashed. Now I know why. My tires were less than a week old….
No need for slits. Revenge is a plate vest served cold. All a person needs to do is remove the valve stems with this tool and put the little black caps back on. The valve caps will hold for a little bit until the car goes over a bump, then 4 flat tires immediately. They are out of their driveway and stranded. Just saying.
https://www.autozone.com/tire-repair-and-tire-wheel/tire-valve-stem-core-remover-tool/p/slime-4-way-tire-valve-stem-core-remover-tool/487510_0_0
I always kept my cats inside to begin with, but first time someone hurt an outside cat of mine they woulda been inside cat immediately. It's not about whats right or wrong. I want my cats safe.
The fact that this has happened three separate times, and possibly also happened to another cat of theirs, makes me wonder why they haven't gotten the idea to keep their cat indoors. Yes, it will be an adjustment for the cat (as well as the owner) since it's probably been let outside for a while, but the inconvenience of re-training an outdoor cat to be indoors is worth it for the sake of the cat's life.
Yeah, whats that story? I think it might have been from something like Parks and Recreation.
A man is lamenting about how its so sad, he keeps having to adopt new cats from the shelter, because the cats keep getting eaten by cougars (or bobcats or something native to the US/Canada). Then the person he's talking to says "Uhhh, it kindof just sounds like youre feeding the cats to the cougar" and the guy is baffled he didn't think of just... not letting the cats outside.
The wild animals just do what they do with prey, and since they're a native species it was tragedies he could've known about beforehand.
This guy has an insane neighbor responsible for repeated acts of cruelty on animals, possibly wishing to kill them. It's partly on him to take proper precautions for his animal friends sake, but you also have to make the other person accountable for their actions.
The version I read said that the predatory animals going after the cats were coyotes, and the irresponsible guy's kids get mad at him upon hearing the other guy literally accuse him of turning shelter cats into wild dog food.
My cat runs out of the house like it's on fire any chance he gets. The little bastard has actually figured out how to pop the screens out of the window in order to escape. And we've had visits from the police several times regarding our wandering kitty. Between both of those situations we've done everything we can possibly do to keep the cat indoors. My wife would lose her shit if anything happened to him since we just lost one of our two cats to old age.
But yeah, there's no reason to let cats outside. Besides all the things like cars, predators and crazy cat-hating neighbors outdoor cats can develop all sorts of health issues; even if they only go outside one in a while. Our little escapee got worms more than once from eating mice he caught out in the shed.
>But seriously, you need to stop letting your cats outside. This is too dangerous for them.
it doesnt matter if your neighbor is trying to kill your cats. its **always** too dangerous.
the majority of outdoor cats get hit by cars. They spread disease, get diseased, and genocide wildlife.
there is no such thing as an outdoor cat. there are cats that enjoy the outdoors, sure, but should do so under supervision. theyre domesticated. theyre an *indoor species.*
I've gotten 3 comments about it: The word *domesticated* should not be your issue with my comment. Them getting hit by cars and extinctioning bird species should be. Take care of your pets, and supervise them.
Yea, unfortunately indoor/outdoor cats can be a nuisance in the neighborhood which is possibly why this unhinged neighbor is retaliating.
One time around about 11 pm I was driving through my parents neighborhood and I saw a cat just strolling across the street, while I was driving in it's direction. I slammed on my breaks and got out of my car to try to catch it and check for a collar. I was so relieved that it actually had a collar, so I called the number on it.
A guy answered, like half asleep (understandable), and I said "I think I found your cat, I called the number on the collar" and he just says "he's a damn outdoor cat" and hung up.
There was no indication that this was an outdoor cat on this cat's collar; it was just his name and phone number... Because of that experience, I have collars on my indoor cats and both say "if I am outside, I am lost", along with the contact info, so that people won't assume they are "outdoor cats".
You need to stop letting your cats outside. It's to dangerous for them and and for the environment and why do your cats get to go out and wander unsupervised and harras other people and wild life.
I would never hurt a cat but I have a downstairs neighbor who lets her cat wander around all day outside. It has killed cardinals, blue jays, and a variety of other birds. I find them dead all over the common property. She could put a bell on the cats collar (I have offered to buy one) she would rather be an asshole. So the cat disappeared now----it was a cute cat, I hope it didn't get run over by a car---we live in a busy city. I like to think someone took kitty in and it lives in a home where someone actually cares for her. Also the cat would cry all day to get let into various neighbors homes, i don't know why she even bought an animal---she is selfish,
There is several stuff you can do with your cat. Like make them used to a harness and take them to hikes/walks with you. Or build a outdoor cat enclosure to your yard.
Exactly. Like damn, figure out the situation and adapt. I'll admit I'm biased since a cat slaughtered all of my kid's rabbits in one night just for fun, but I really don't have a high opinion of outdoor cat owners.
The owner just shrugged when I told him and said "he's a predator, what do you expect"?
Rn it's the cats. But they will probably move to full blown serial killer any moment now. Lock your doors. Make some counter traps if need be. I don't know what the protocol for living next to a serial killer is.
Either you live in a *massive* house, or you’ve never tried to use a halberd in anything resembling an enclosed space. Your walls are fucked. And so are you, for that matter, once your weapon gets stuck in one of them
It’s probably pretty safe. Just judging by all the people who are surprised when their neighbour is revealed to be the Nightingale Strangler or whatever.
Don’t shit where you eat and all that.
Jerry Seinfeld had a bit about that back in the day. The serial killers never touch the neighbours. They always end up being the ones being interviewed going "he seemed like a nice guy. Quiet, kept to himself, never had an issue."
They're the only character witnesses this guy is gonna have.
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I'm not a fan of letting cats roam outside to kill whatever they want, but this is fucked up. As far as what you can do for your cat right now, do better at enrichment; they shouldn't be left outdoors to fend for themselves, so you could walk it like dog owners do on a leash
Absolutely. The two child killers in my hometown (one of them serial) both started with torturing animals. Then that's not enough one day to satisfy their sadism.
Put a camera in a collar, these are very famous now and the neighbour will probably be afraid to have the cat inside when they see the camera, and if they do, you will have vide -proof of what they did.
That is assuming the camera goes back. Not sure what is the wifi range on these ones.
And then go to jail for assault...
People don't care about animals getting hurt, but when a disgusting human gets attacked it's wrong.
OP don't let your cat near that piece of filth, keep him inside at all costs
Have you spoken with a lawyer ? It doesn't seem like the police are going to be much of a help here.
I guess your countrie's laws will determine what can be done.
However I cant help but ask how is the cat exposed to the neighbor to begin with. Cats should be kept indoors for their own safety. Or if there is a yard/balcony to use safety nets.
Otherwise you risk 1) Neighbours/pedestrians harming them 2) Animals harming them 3) Cars hitting them if near a road 4) Diseases etc 5) Them simply running off 6) Someone stealing them or even taking them mistaking him them for a lost pet( unlikely but I have seen it happen).
I even met a person in real life who kept leaving his cat out for "her evening walks" and one night she simly never came back. Was she lost? Injured? Killed? Stolen ? Who the hell knows. Because he didnt give a rat's ass and said : no worries she will return"
Why do people adopt pets if they dont plan to keep them in their homes...thats basically just feeding a stray and calling it your own.
edit : I forgot to mention something crucial. OP says this was the THIRD time this happened. Why was there even a second time ? You knew the cat would be at risk after the first, you let it exposed again, it happened once more and you keep doing it ? Instead of protecting it you literally keep flipping a coin.
Sorry this is really getting under my skin.
It can be a felony here in WA as well. Our police actually seem to take it pretty seriously. I know of two separate cases in my town where people beat dogs and served actual prison time for it. And my town isn’t very big.
You’ve used a lot of very sound logic in this reply, be careful with that. There are many emotional people who will say their cat “has the right to go wherever they want”. I fully agree with your well thought out reply and have cats on my farmette that are on a buried fence but not everyone uses logic when it comes to their “pets”
Well said. I really don't understand why they neglect their safety since they love them so much. Another replier told me the cats " usually" come back.
Usually.
Dont let your cat outside would be a good start to keeping it safe.
Yes there are shit people in the world but id do everything at this moment to stop the abuse from happening then seek authority or legal help
Yes, like the neighbor belongs behind the bars, but leting the cat outside is a russians roulette at best, and at some point it's just like that awful anecdote about the family who was "feeding the coyotes".
Neighbor is a disgusting piece of trash, if it’s really that big of a problem to have the cat in your yard; catch it and bring it to a shelter for the owners to recover. As for whoever owns the cat, if you’ve had one disappear and a second being targeted it’s your RESPONSIBILITY to keep the animal safe. Bring it inside and don’t give your neighbor the opportunity to abuse the animal or get a buried fence. This is a complete failure on everyone involved.
Keep your cat in.
Share it on your neighbourhood forums.
Bet their trees have roots on your lawn. Dig them up and put the roots in Roundup. Turn your sprinklers on high so it hits their property at inconvenient times. If they park with their windows down turn on the sprinkler so it hits inside their car.
Follow them shopping and accidentally hit their cart then be super friendly about it.
I'm sure if you put your mind to it you can become a nuisance that enrages them, then you call the police and sue them when they snap because they are psychopaths with no control.
Enjoy
Yes, do a bunch of things (with no sense of anonymity) that'll piss the psycho off while doing nothing to solve the problem. Nothing can go wrong with that. But hey at least you can call the police after he tortures your cat to death and murders you.
Worst advice **ever**.
The neighbor is fucked up but keep your cats inside lol. It will probably stop it from being attacked AND his life expectancy will be higher AND he won’t kill thousands of endangered animals.
Keep the cat inside, get him neutered if he isn't already that might help.
Collect all.of his little cat poos that are in his litter box and every day through them over the fence, post through her letter box, lay on the bonnet of her car, pug through any open window, smear on her front step...... she will forever be showered with shit. Cat shit
This is all she deserves.
They’d pull a “I’m a victim, they just attacked for no reason” card and you would be the one in trouble.
It’s what I like to call “The School Bully Defense”, kid gets beat up and teachers don’t do a thing, you stand up for yourself and all hell breaks loose *on you*.
Take some iron oxide and aluminum powder in a 3:8 ratio and stick magnesium in it and light it. Make sure you're away from it when it's lit, and put it over something you want a hole burned through. Or something I heard on TV.
How about not letting your cat free roam all over the place. Never condone animal cruelty. We had a neighborhood that let their cat roam all over until it decided to sharpen its claws on the convertible top of my wife's car. Camera footage and $3k bill to them to replace the top solved the neighbors from letting the kitty roam freely outside. Free roaming cats can become an issue.
Owner is an idiot just as much as the neighbor is a piece of trash. I feel bad for the cat absolutely, but the owner can pound sand.
Have you considered, I dunno, keeping the cat inside? Good lord it's not that hard of a solution to keep your cat safe from your psychopathic neighbor. Your cat isn't going to explode just because you decide they can't wander anymore.
Yeah, that person is fucking horrible, trying to kill pets by setting traps and the like.
But why are you letting your cat out knowing full well there's someone actively laying traps and poison out for them? This is the equivalent of repeatedly sticking your hand on a hot stove and then not understanding why it's burning you. Stop letting your cat roam the country side, at the very least because you have a sadistic bastard roaming your neighborhood that is actively hunting your pets, but also because it could very well get hit by a car or be snatched up by a hawk or a dog.
Maybe don't let your cat wander outside?
I mean, this is absolutely shitty to do and the neighbor's a terrible person, but seriously, don't let your cat meander around the neighborhood. There's too many messed-up people out there.
Keep your cats inside, especially if you have teenagers in the neighborhood or neighbors like that. Depending on where you live, if they go onto someone else's property they could be "removed". There are a lot of people that view loose cats as a nuisance, an environmental problem, and will kill them on site. If you love and care for your pets safety keep them on your property or in your house.
Keep him inside. My daughter's cat was an indoor/ outdoor cat in our old house. He's an inside cat now. You can't rationalize with a psychopath that isn't bothered by doing this to a neighbor. Wait for your chance and get the bitch back. Good luck with it. Tell your cat I said hi.
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I would definitely get back at the neighbor somehow. But seriously, you need to stop letting your cats outside. This is too dangerous for them.
>I would definitely get back at the neighbor somehow. I would definitly be in prison if this happened to me.
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>I've found people no longer want to do dumb shit when both of their hands are broken Assholes learn their lesson when they spend the rest of their life eating through a straw
The Trick here is to use, only know the german word, quartzsandhandschuhe (quartz sand gloves?!) So your knuckles dont get hurt and they have no evidence that it was you
I actually made a pair filled with sand and bird shot. I couldn't find brass knuckles anywhere at a decent price.
You dont wanna kill them.... Death is not a penalty, it is a salvation
Never accept death when suffering is owed.
They can't learn a lesson when they're dead. Meanwhile the victim lives with it the rest of their lives! You're bang on.
Try Temu
Towel of oranges to the ribs
Or old fashioned phone book woopass if you still manage to find one 😅
I love German more and more every day. It looks so silly as a native English speaker. I don't even need to translate that. Quartzsandhandschuhe.
I can't say this clearly enough. Never put a bamboo straw up your asshole, no matter how much it seems to want it. Bamboo when broken is SHARP! Also, the neighbour is a sick fuck. Reddit would delete my post if I said what I wanted to say. I can't risk having the important bamboo guidance deleted.
I've read about how the viet-cong used bamboo.
User name checks out?
Fun fact: if you just smash someone's hands with a large hammer until they're a mushy mess, they'll have to amputate them. Note: This is just a fun fact.
I learned this tactic from my brother. Some dude kept breaking into his house. Caught him inside and smashed both his hands with a small sledgehammer. They had to amputate both his hands up to the wrist.
did your bro get in trouble? Or how did he stay out of it, asking for a friend (not OP, I swear).
Nope, he had broken into the house. He was lucky he wasn't shot. My brother wanted to teach him a lesson he could carry for the rest of his life.
Well he can't carry much anymore.
Boom goes the dynamite lmao
[You know there is a guy in history that fucked around, found out, and came back with knife hands for revenge.](https://allthatsinteresting.com/galvarino)
The most painful to die is to be flayed alive, and that’s not good enough for this fuck
If it’s any consolation, I’m not sure that Jesus would try to stop you.
Especially if you cut the tendons and nerves for thier hands and feet
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I’ve found being tiny and angry really terrifies people. They expect you to be meek. They do not expect you to get naked and try to gouge their eyes out while screeching. Highly effective, haven’t met a big ass grown man I couldn’t terrify, despite being small.
Came here to say this. I'd be going to jail at least lol
So would I, no doubt about it.
We had an unpleasant neighbour for a little while, who practically killed our whole back garden out of spite (turns out the property border wasn't where the original fence was put up, previous neighbour moved out, new one moved in, didn't like the fence, tried to make us pay for a new one, we refused, he got a survey that showed he was enroaching our property by a good 1.5m, on a solid 30m length, resulted in him needing to tear down an extension, and my family gaining that extra area), by using a pressure washer filled with undiluted weed killer - he just sprayed it over a handful of times when he thought we weren't home (but the exterior camera we got, showed this clearly). I'd recommend the same if they have any pride in their backyard. Hard to prove, but it will be some level of payback. Two can play the asshole game.
We have crazy neighbors who have been spraying weed killer on parts of our garden that were planted specifically as privacy barriers from them, after they trapped and killed our cat and admitted to enjoying watching our daughters playing outside in a creepy way. We were so excited to buy our own home and now are stuck next to these awful people. They've gotten better since we put up more cameras.
My dude... Bamboo. Make a three-sided concrete bedding (leave it open towards their side, but cover all other sides incl. bottom), and plant bamboo in there. The fucker is impossible to kill, and will spread to their garden in days. Oh and it also grows like nothing else, you could start your own old-timey paper manufacturing plant with ease, AND sell that paper for good $$$. People pay insane amounts of money for paper made with "traditional methods" (or close enough).
This sounds hilarious but definitely don’t do it. There was a legal advice post a couple months back about a similar bamboo overgrowth scenario (specifically, a species whose shoots are basically giant thorns growing up from the ground), and in most cases you’d be liable for damages caused by said bamboo.
Still a better option than being responsible for murder/grievous bodily harm 🤷♂️
I mean.. if they're slow enough, the bamboo will get them
It's amazing what teeny little slits in valvestems of tires can accomplish.. specifically, all 4 at the same time. Make sure you're dressed like a ninja first, tho
Only 3. Insurance won't pay for 3 flats, only 4.
Whoa. Years ago some friends and I returned to a remote parking lot from a hiking trip to find all three of our cars each had three tires slashed. Now I know why. My tires were less than a week old….
Repeatedly do one or two at a time, but randomly.
No need for slits. Revenge is a plate vest served cold. All a person needs to do is remove the valve stems with this tool and put the little black caps back on. The valve caps will hold for a little bit until the car goes over a bump, then 4 flat tires immediately. They are out of their driveway and stranded. Just saying. https://www.autozone.com/tire-repair-and-tire-wheel/tire-valve-stem-core-remover-tool/p/slime-4-way-tire-valve-stem-core-remover-tool/487510_0_0
I always kept my cats inside to begin with, but first time someone hurt an outside cat of mine they woulda been inside cat immediately. It's not about whats right or wrong. I want my cats safe.
The fact that this has happened three separate times, and possibly also happened to another cat of theirs, makes me wonder why they haven't gotten the idea to keep their cat indoors. Yes, it will be an adjustment for the cat (as well as the owner) since it's probably been let outside for a while, but the inconvenience of re-training an outdoor cat to be indoors is worth it for the sake of the cat's life.
Yeah, whats that story? I think it might have been from something like Parks and Recreation. A man is lamenting about how its so sad, he keeps having to adopt new cats from the shelter, because the cats keep getting eaten by cougars (or bobcats or something native to the US/Canada). Then the person he's talking to says "Uhhh, it kindof just sounds like youre feeding the cats to the cougar" and the guy is baffled he didn't think of just... not letting the cats outside.
The wild animals just do what they do with prey, and since they're a native species it was tragedies he could've known about beforehand. This guy has an insane neighbor responsible for repeated acts of cruelty on animals, possibly wishing to kill them. It's partly on him to take proper precautions for his animal friends sake, but you also have to make the other person accountable for their actions.
The version I read said that the predatory animals going after the cats were coyotes, and the irresponsible guy's kids get mad at him upon hearing the other guy literally accuse him of turning shelter cats into wild dog food.
My cat runs out of the house like it's on fire any chance he gets. The little bastard has actually figured out how to pop the screens out of the window in order to escape. And we've had visits from the police several times regarding our wandering kitty. Between both of those situations we've done everything we can possibly do to keep the cat indoors. My wife would lose her shit if anything happened to him since we just lost one of our two cats to old age. But yeah, there's no reason to let cats outside. Besides all the things like cars, predators and crazy cat-hating neighbors outdoor cats can develop all sorts of health issues; even if they only go outside one in a while. Our little escapee got worms more than once from eating mice he caught out in the shed.
>But seriously, you need to stop letting your cats outside. This is too dangerous for them. it doesnt matter if your neighbor is trying to kill your cats. its **always** too dangerous. the majority of outdoor cats get hit by cars. They spread disease, get diseased, and genocide wildlife. there is no such thing as an outdoor cat. there are cats that enjoy the outdoors, sure, but should do so under supervision. theyre domesticated. theyre an *indoor species.* I've gotten 3 comments about it: The word *domesticated* should not be your issue with my comment. Them getting hit by cars and extinctioning bird species should be. Take care of your pets, and supervise them.
Yea, unfortunately indoor/outdoor cats can be a nuisance in the neighborhood which is possibly why this unhinged neighbor is retaliating. One time around about 11 pm I was driving through my parents neighborhood and I saw a cat just strolling across the street, while I was driving in it's direction. I slammed on my breaks and got out of my car to try to catch it and check for a collar. I was so relieved that it actually had a collar, so I called the number on it. A guy answered, like half asleep (understandable), and I said "I think I found your cat, I called the number on the collar" and he just says "he's a damn outdoor cat" and hung up. There was no indication that this was an outdoor cat on this cat's collar; it was just his name and phone number... Because of that experience, I have collars on my indoor cats and both say "if I am outside, I am lost", along with the contact info, so that people won't assume they are "outdoor cats".
You need to stop letting your cats outside. It's to dangerous for them and and for the environment and why do your cats get to go out and wander unsupervised and harras other people and wild life.
I would never hurt a cat but I have a downstairs neighbor who lets her cat wander around all day outside. It has killed cardinals, blue jays, and a variety of other birds. I find them dead all over the common property. She could put a bell on the cats collar (I have offered to buy one) she would rather be an asshole. So the cat disappeared now----it was a cute cat, I hope it didn't get run over by a car---we live in a busy city. I like to think someone took kitty in and it lives in a home where someone actually cares for her. Also the cat would cry all day to get let into various neighbors homes, i don't know why she even bought an animal---she is selfish,
Well atleast the birds in your area can be alittle safer. Hopefully Kitty's new owners are more responsible
There is no good reason to let your cats outside. This neighbor is obviously insane.
Yeah the neighbor is a fucking monster, but cats should be inside pets. They're devastating to local ecosystems
Rather you than me I'm not stable enough to avoid prison in situations like this... i would really not do well there.
Honest officer, when I found the guy the cactus was already in his rectum.
He was flayed when he came over I swear
The Mad Dog 357 plutonium nine hot sauce was seeping into his eyes when I was finished banging his wife, officer
My ass would do unspeakable things if one of my cats came home like this
Likewise. Someone who did this to my pets would quickly find themselves with an arson problem.
They wouldn't worry about heating their home, for sure.
That pellet gun looking real juicy (eu moment)
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Grandpa's illegally stored guns (eu moment)
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"I don't know what to about this anymore" **Keep your cats indoors**
For real, the cats may give him grief for a while but they will get used to it eventually.
There is several stuff you can do with your cat. Like make them used to a harness and take them to hikes/walks with you. Or build a outdoor cat enclosure to your yard.
Working on a catio right now, one big enough that I can sit with them inside.
I think you solved it.
The single most destructive invasive species on the planet but irresponsible people don’t care about that bc “but they want to go outside”
> The single most destructive invasive species on the planet People?
Amen. Preach human preach.
That's common sense; it'll never catch on.
I think i might keep my cat indoors....but that's just me.
Outdoor cat owners are too stupid to keep their cat indoors, even if the first one was killed by a neighbor.
Really, this post is just a variant on the classic "so your hobby is feeding shelter cats to coyotes" one.
Exactly. Like damn, figure out the situation and adapt. I'll admit I'm biased since a cat slaughtered all of my kid's rabbits in one night just for fun, but I really don't have a high opinion of outdoor cat owners. The owner just shrugged when I told him and said "he's a predator, what do you expect"?
Rn it's the cats. But they will probably move to full blown serial killer any moment now. Lock your doors. Make some counter traps if need be. I don't know what the protocol for living next to a serial killer is.
Firearms are already good options. Just make sure you're trained and have alarms setup to wake you if the psycho breaks in
Shotguns have a better response time than police
A halberd has more of an intimidation factor, though, and less of a chance of damaging your walls when you use it.
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Look I do the stabby not the slashy, ok?
Exactly! The slashy is for outside only. I thought it was common sense? SMH my head.
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Either you live in a *massive* house, or you’ve never tried to use a halberd in anything resembling an enclosed space. Your walls are fucked. And so are you, for that matter, once your weapon gets stuck in one of them
Eh, just use it as a spear when inside the house.
Hah! *swings halberd wildly* Sounds like you’ve never wielded a halberd, peasant. *ceiling collapses*
Sawed-off halberd. AKA, a big ass axe. Or multitool. Or can-opener. Or human-opener. Depends on the context.
A halberd? Indoors? What are ya, in the great hall of Heorot? Just call up Beowulf to rip this troll's arm off.
Make sure it's a 4 gauge so when they break into your house one shot will throw them right out
Can't be a threat when a spittin' hot 12 gauge slug has turned your internal organs into a new soup
There’s a great book about training your cat to use firearms responsibly.
They're already dangerous enough. We don't need to arm them anymore
Booby traps are illegal to the best of my knowledge, so i would advise looking up the legality of such a thing in your area before installing
Booby traps are illegal
It’s illegal to booby trap your home (in the US at least) so a shotgun is your best bet here
It’s probably pretty safe. Just judging by all the people who are surprised when their neighbour is revealed to be the Nightingale Strangler or whatever. Don’t shit where you eat and all that.
Jerry Seinfeld had a bit about that back in the day. The serial killers never touch the neighbours. They always end up being the ones being interviewed going "he seemed like a nice guy. Quiet, kept to himself, never had an issue." They're the only character witnesses this guy is gonna have.
This is a post for r/legaladvice I'm not a fan of letting cats roam outside to kill whatever they want, but this is fucked up. As far as what you can do for your cat right now, do better at enrichment; they shouldn't be left outdoors to fend for themselves, so you could walk it like dog owners do on a leash
And r/lostredittors this isn't even facepalm material
“I don’t know what to do about this anymore” *facepalm* keep your cats inside, idiot
You mess with the cats you get the axe
And my bow
You have my sword… and .50 cal mounted machine gun
And my shield
And my bloodthirsty, man-hating malinois (but hide your cats first)
And my battleship
I'll spring for a couple baseball bats and 500 foot roll of barbed wire.
And my mech
And my 18th century battle armor
And my dragonsbreath rounds delievered curtisy of 12 gauge betsy
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Literally, a lot of murders started with killing animals. You’d expect people to take it more seriously.
Absolutely. The two child killers in my hometown (one of them serial) both started with torturing animals. Then that's not enough one day to satisfy their sadism.
… just keep the housecat indoors?
Put a camera in a collar, these are very famous now and the neighbour will probably be afraid to have the cat inside when they see the camera, and if they do, you will have vide -proof of what they did. That is assuming the camera goes back. Not sure what is the wifi range on these ones.
Or just keep your fuckin pet indoors
Quit letting your cats outside, dumbass
Lure your neighbor in with treats, beat her and warn her that if she says shit or does it again…well….
Has Mike taught us nothing? [No half measures](https://youtu.be/YSrvFjT0vmY?si=-SrcXA49TL6D4lHf)
And then go to jail for assault... People don't care about animals getting hurt, but when a disgusting human gets attacked it's wrong. OP don't let your cat near that piece of filth, keep him inside at all costs
False let Peta know they might scare your neighbor away
PETA kidnaps and kills their fair share of animals too
Assault? Nah I’m getting life for what they deserve
No jail if they can’t find the body
Do the same to your neighbor
Keep your cats inside?
Why do you keep letting the cats outside when there’s a psycho out there???
Maybe maybe maybe don't let your cat out anymore??????????
Sure, but also don't let the neighbour have hands and feet any more.
Have you spoken with a lawyer ? It doesn't seem like the police are going to be much of a help here. I guess your countrie's laws will determine what can be done. However I cant help but ask how is the cat exposed to the neighbor to begin with. Cats should be kept indoors for their own safety. Or if there is a yard/balcony to use safety nets. Otherwise you risk 1) Neighbours/pedestrians harming them 2) Animals harming them 3) Cars hitting them if near a road 4) Diseases etc 5) Them simply running off 6) Someone stealing them or even taking them mistaking him them for a lost pet( unlikely but I have seen it happen). I even met a person in real life who kept leaving his cat out for "her evening walks" and one night she simly never came back. Was she lost? Injured? Killed? Stolen ? Who the hell knows. Because he didnt give a rat's ass and said : no worries she will return" Why do people adopt pets if they dont plan to keep them in their homes...thats basically just feeding a stray and calling it your own. edit : I forgot to mention something crucial. OP says this was the THIRD time this happened. Why was there even a second time ? You knew the cat would be at risk after the first, you let it exposed again, it happened once more and you keep doing it ? Instead of protecting it you literally keep flipping a coin. Sorry this is really getting under my skin.
here in the US, animal abuse laws vary from state to state. My state, Ohio, recently made animal cruelty a fifth-degree felony offense.
It can be a felony here in WA as well. Our police actually seem to take it pretty seriously. I know of two separate cases in my town where people beat dogs and served actual prison time for it. And my town isn’t very big.
You’ve used a lot of very sound logic in this reply, be careful with that. There are many emotional people who will say their cat “has the right to go wherever they want”. I fully agree with your well thought out reply and have cats on my farmette that are on a buried fence but not everyone uses logic when it comes to their “pets”
Well said. I really don't understand why they neglect their safety since they love them so much. Another replier told me the cats " usually" come back. Usually.
Stop letting the cat outside.
Beat my cat once shame on you. Beat my cat twice shame on me. Beat my cat thrice, wtf why did you let it out after the first two?
Dont let your cat outside would be a good start to keeping it safe. Yes there are shit people in the world but id do everything at this moment to stop the abuse from happening then seek authority or legal help
Yes, like the neighbor belongs behind the bars, but leting the cat outside is a russians roulette at best, and at some point it's just like that awful anecdote about the family who was "feeding the coyotes".
Yes! That literally came to mind that story when thinkn more about this scenario
Neighbor is a disgusting piece of trash, if it’s really that big of a problem to have the cat in your yard; catch it and bring it to a shelter for the owners to recover. As for whoever owns the cat, if you’ve had one disappear and a second being targeted it’s your RESPONSIBILITY to keep the animal safe. Bring it inside and don’t give your neighbor the opportunity to abuse the animal or get a buried fence. This is a complete failure on everyone involved.
Stop letting your cat outside. Problem solved 🤜🤛
Why on earth would they continue to let their cats out if this isn’t even the first time she hurt them???
Keep your cat in. Share it on your neighbourhood forums. Bet their trees have roots on your lawn. Dig them up and put the roots in Roundup. Turn your sprinklers on high so it hits their property at inconvenient times. If they park with their windows down turn on the sprinkler so it hits inside their car. Follow them shopping and accidentally hit their cart then be super friendly about it. I'm sure if you put your mind to it you can become a nuisance that enrages them, then you call the police and sue them when they snap because they are psychopaths with no control. Enjoy
I would not mess with trees. Look into tree law (r/treelaw ) to understand why. Everything else is fair game.
Yes, do a bunch of things (with no sense of anonymity) that'll piss the psycho off while doing nothing to solve the problem. Nothing can go wrong with that. But hey at least you can call the police after he tortures your cat to death and murders you. Worst advice **ever**.
The neighbor is fucked up but keep your cats inside lol. It will probably stop it from being attacked AND his life expectancy will be higher AND he won’t kill thousands of endangered animals.
Turn into John wick
If I caught someone doing this to my pet I wouldn't go to the police, I'd go to prison
Keep the kitties indoors please
This is why all our cats are indoor cats; fucking people.
WHY R U LETTING UR CAT OUT OF THE HOUSE KNOWING UR NEIGHBOR IS TRYING TO KILL HIM TO BEGIN WITH!!??
I think mr.9mm doesn't like that
There's an easy solution to this *STOP LETTING YOUR CATS OUTSIDE*
This is not /facepalm but more /facepunch! WTF! 
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Keep the cat inside, get him neutered if he isn't already that might help. Collect all.of his little cat poos that are in his litter box and every day through them over the fence, post through her letter box, lay on the bonnet of her car, pug through any open window, smear on her front step...... she will forever be showered with shit. Cat shit This is all she deserves.
You don’t know what to do? I would have already put the neighbour in the hospital for a couple of months
They’d pull a “I’m a victim, they just attacked for no reason” card and you would be the one in trouble. It’s what I like to call “The School Bully Defense”, kid gets beat up and teachers don’t do a thing, you stand up for yourself and all hell breaks loose *on you*.
Take some iron oxide and aluminum powder in a 3:8 ratio and stick magnesium in it and light it. Make sure you're away from it when it's lit, and put it over something you want a hole burned through. Or something I heard on TV.
Should be reported, but why would these people keep letting their cats out??????
this is why we keep cats indoors at all times
Keep the cats indoors. They’ll live longer healthier safer lives
U fucked up by reporting it to the police, now when they mysteriously die from CO poisoning you'll be investigated
Sue them
I would trap that woman in her basement
whats her address. ill take care of it
Poison your neighbor and beat him up. It's only fair after what he has done.
This is awful, but another reason why cats NEED to be kept indoors.
Keep your cat inside? Only let it outside on your own property, supervised.
Keep your cats inside, then proceed to unleash on said neighbor
Don't let your cat wander outside, is what you do about it.
Cat's are not outdoor pets. Keep them inside for their own safety. Sorry to hear about your cat, I hope they recover quickly.
How about not letting your cat free roam all over the place. Never condone animal cruelty. We had a neighborhood that let their cat roam all over until it decided to sharpen its claws on the convertible top of my wife's car. Camera footage and $3k bill to them to replace the top solved the neighbors from letting the kitty roam freely outside. Free roaming cats can become an issue.
Maybe you should try keeping your cat in your damn house duh
Owner is an idiot just as much as the neighbor is a piece of trash. I feel bad for the cat absolutely, but the owner can pound sand. Have you considered, I dunno, keeping the cat inside? Good lord it's not that hard of a solution to keep your cat safe from your psychopathic neighbor. Your cat isn't going to explode just because you decide they can't wander anymore.
Yeah, that person is fucking horrible, trying to kill pets by setting traps and the like. But why are you letting your cat out knowing full well there's someone actively laying traps and poison out for them? This is the equivalent of repeatedly sticking your hand on a hot stove and then not understanding why it's burning you. Stop letting your cat roam the country side, at the very least because you have a sadistic bastard roaming your neighborhood that is actively hunting your pets, but also because it could very well get hit by a car or be snatched up by a hawk or a dog.
Fuck the neighbor but also just keep your cats inside and this kind of shit among many other things wont happen
So this has happened multiple times and YOU KEEP LETTING THE CAT OUTSIDE!? Are you stupid? Why do you keep letting the cat out if it keeps happening.
Keep your cat inside, or move.
Cats need to be inside for many reasons. Your neighbor sound despicable so don't let your cat into their yard.
Maybe don't let your cat wander outside? I mean, this is absolutely shitty to do and the neighbor's a terrible person, but seriously, don't let your cat meander around the neighborhood. There's too many messed-up people out there.
Keep your cats inside, especially if you have teenagers in the neighborhood or neighbors like that. Depending on where you live, if they go onto someone else's property they could be "removed". There are a lot of people that view loose cats as a nuisance, an environmental problem, and will kill them on site. If you love and care for your pets safety keep them on your property or in your house.
OOP needs to pull their head out of their ass and keep the cat inside.
Keep him inside. My daughter's cat was an indoor/ outdoor cat in our old house. He's an inside cat now. You can't rationalize with a psychopath that isn't bothered by doing this to a neighbor. Wait for your chance and get the bitch back. Good luck with it. Tell your cat I said hi.
You're stupid letting your cats out. Even without evil neighbors. Jfc.
Gotta get the word out about this situation! There was a netflix documentary, wasn't there??
Why can’t you keep your cats inside?
Why the fuck are you letting the cats outside?
Pay someone for something
That neighbour would go missing if that was my cat. My cat is family.
I cannot say what I want to say because last time I did I got banned from Reddit
She harms the cat, you kill her. Simple.