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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gordon" data-source="post: 1453323" data-attributes="member: 2003">A number of posts have already made a coherent case for the different requirements for predator control in different circumstances but, sorry if this is starying too far:Can someone provide some clarification for me?What is meant by "mans interference"?  When is man interfering and when is he going about being merely another part of nature?Myoudale - can you elucidate on the 5 freedoms? As far as I can see "freedoms" and "rights" should not be confused with, for instance, gravity or the speed of light.  That is, they are not constants.  They are, rather, concepts defined by humans, and are subject to change through time and vary within different cultural backgrounds.With regard to cats - feral or otherwise - I think it is ridiculous that these animals are allowed to run amok with no legal restraints (that I am aware of) on owners.  How many of these people argue that cats "just naturally" need to be allowed to come and go as they please?  If that is the case then surely there is cast-iron case for bringing to an end the keeping of cats as pets - unless they are confined (ie, caged or confined to the house) within their owners property.It's been suggested on this forum on a number of occasions in the past that electronic cat deterers "can" be an effective way of keeping cats out of your garden.  Why, in the name of (choose your word) should I have to lay out £80, or thereabouts, for however many are required to give the required coverage?  Surely that should be the responsibility of whoever wants to keep a cat? - if confinement is not the answer.Gordon</blockquote>

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