Good luck with the trap! Next door neighbor alway had stray cats having kittens under their deck. They had a Yorkie & the crats would mess with the dog in the name of protecting the kittens. Someone they knew loaned them a trap. After a couple of weeks trying to catch the mother they were ready to give up. By this time the kittens were starting to make themselves seen. I caught a kitten & used it as bait for the mother. Tying a kitten up to a Havaheart trap was a chore, but worked.Last week, my three dachshunds were outside in my (completely) fenced backyard. My oldest, a thirteen-year-old female got torn up by a cat roaming at large. $600.00 vet bill for surgery--she suffered several small lung punctures and needed a couple dozen stitches. No, it wasn't a bobcat, and no, it wasn't a raptor. It was a cat. A cat that I've observed quite a few times sauntering through my backyard.
Houston and Harris County both have leash laws in full effect that do not permit dogs and cats to be allowed to roam at-large. Needless to say, a live trap has been obtained and the problem will be dealt with . . .
The pictures you suggest, without the "in the act" bonus are somewhat worthless as evidence of anything other than presence on your property "sometime".Pictures of the dog, on your property.
In the act is a bonus...
You seriously overestimate the value of said picture(s)--even IF you have such metadata. I agree that such a picture is of value in opening the conversation with the owner of the animal(s); however, once your own pet(s) or livestock have been harmed, such a picture is evidence of nothing damning without much more.Yeah, not like there would be a time/date stamp or anything...
Pictures, or it never happened.I have a large issue with cats running loose.
Pictures, or it never happened.
Not all encompassing, but yes.Everyone I know out in the sticks say kill cats & dogs on sight!
I am glad I have never had to shoot a dog but I have done the deed with a number of cats.