[J1mbo]

As the thread title suggests, i've just discovered a very dead cat in my somewhat overgrown back garden.

Any ideas on the best way to dispose of the poor creature? I will check for a collar, but I suspect it was one of the many local strays. Don't fancy putting in the bin for a week. Burying it strikes me as possibly a bit unpleasant if I (or new householders) have to dig up the garden which is actually quite likely.

Anyone had a similar experience?

[Iccz]

Originally Posted by J1mbo

As the thread title suggests, i've just discovered a very dead cat in my somewhat overgrown back garden.

Any ideas on the best way to dispose of the poor creature? I will check for a collar, but I suspect it was one of the many local strays. Don't fancy putting in the bin for a week. Burying it strikes me as possibly a bit unpleasant if I (or new householders) have to dig up the garden which is actually quite likely.

Anyone had a similar experience?

If it doesn't have a tag contact look out for missing cat posters around, I'm sure the owner would like to know...

If you want to get rid of it, put it on the road and contact the council, they will remove it

[orpheus]

I'd bury it, but if you don't want to do that, you can take it to a vet, who will get it cremated. Won't be cheap though.

[Iccz]

5 posts in and the thread has already turned into this?

[Coffin]

Originally Posted by orpheus

Well there's only so many things you can do with a dead cat

As much as I love cats, this dad make me 'lol'

I'd bury it.

[Iccz]

Originally Posted by Uridium

Quality...

They are required to do so for health reasons, I wasn't joking!


Also, the cat could be chipped/tagged... the owners details might be in that?

[Br0ken]

We had a dead fox in our back garden, the council sent a couple guys with a black bag to take it away.

[Haly]

Originally Posted by orpheus

I'd bury it, but if you don't want to do that, you can take it to a vet, who will get it cremated. Won't be cheap though.

Not sure if it's just my vet or not, but mine didn't charge for cremation.

I found a dead cat outside, presumably hit by a car a few moments earlier as it was still warm but definitely dead. It had a collar but no tag, so took it to the vet's to see if it was chipped. It wasn't but the vet was fine to keep it for a couple of days in cold storage while we tried to track down the owner.
We didn't unfortunately so the vet cremated it for us.

No charge at all for the service

[J1mbo]

Originally Posted by +Jamie+

I want to know why you'd put a dead cat in a bin? Poor bugger dies and then someone just goes and treats it like a banana skin??!

I said I don't want to put it in the bin...

[J1mbo]

Originally Posted by tvbox

I would bin it straight away and watch it get crushed and churned in the bin truck.
I hate them, once they ate a bird in my garden and i love feeding birds.

Nothing wrong with chucking it in the bin? It's going to get buried anyway, and if he wakes up, then he can chew through our leftovers

Try stuffing it? Use it as a fur coat or scarf?

Originally Posted by branny

Wish I would find one of the cats that keep coming in my garden dead. It would give me a great sense of achievement putting it in the bin.

I'm a cat owner myself, so frankly it would be great if you could keep such offensive opinions to yourselves. I'm looking for advice on how to sensibly get rid of an unwanted corpse, not soliciting for this kind of mindless crapola from people who seem to be unable to deal with the minor irritation of neighbouring cats in an adult manner.

Thank you to the people who have had something informative (or funny) to contribute.

[J1mbo]

Originally Posted by LFC_SL

I think the majority of posters are being firmly tongue in cheek

As you can see from above this is not true of the posters I quoted.

Anyone of similar opinion should feel free to express themselves on another thread NOT HERE.

I'm not interested in discussing board members 'cat rage', irrational or otherwise. It is completely irrelevant to the topic in hand.

Thanks.

[Uridium]

Originally Posted by 24fanboy

Throw it in the trash.

I'm an animal lover in general, but I hate cats. Idiotic, pointless animals.

I find cats useful

I have one that lives outside, keeps the rats and mice and stuff away.

[waring192]

J1mbo, did you find out if it had a owner or not?

[CraigofScotland]

Originally Posted by klr10

I love all creatures. Just get upset when I see a frog genocide, dead Robins, mice, voles, blackbirds, etc, etc. PLEASE if you own a cat (they are lovely too), put a collar with a bell on and save some other lovely little creatures. Your cat will not starve......

When my Kitten brings home (in the garden) birds, mice, voles, frogs and once a shoe! I get a sence of pride, like watching my kid grow up.

Also, bells on cats . . . how would you like something living in your house that jingles all the time . . . just no. Try watching a movie on your nice 7.1 you spent thousands on and hear the dingalingalingalinga of you kitten playing with her toys.

[PoochJD]

Hi Jimbo,

As a cat owner, I would recommend either:

1) Take the dead cat to a local vets, and get them to see if it's been chipped or has an owner. If not, then let them deal with the cremation.

2) Call the local council/RSPCA/PDSA people, and see if they can come and deal with the matter.

You may also wish to state that a deceased cat, with details of the kind of cat, (fur colour/design, etc), and a contact number for you, onto a small card/poster at a local store or in a local publication, just so that if the cat did have an owner (or someone caring for it), then at least they know what has happened.

Lastly, to all the people who've made "humourous" jokes about disposing of a dead animal, that kind of thing isn't funny! Imagine if the animal in question belonged to you, or a friend of yours. Just because a cat/dog looks like a stray, doesn't make it so. Please can imappropriate humour be kept out of this kind of topic! It's not cool or clever! Thanks.


Pooch

[Flimber]

The animal might have been microchipped so you could see if a local vet might help you to ID the owner ? And obviously look out for posters etc in the local area as wel as ring local shelters/RSPCA to see if it's been reported. Might be worth taking a photo to show any future 'claimants' as the body will no doubt be disposed of soon.

Probably - I would guess - unlike most Mods on here, I love cats and I'm not averse to a bit of Modspanking for any OTT comments. Not that I'm on a power trip or owt...

Mike.

[Iccz]

Originally Posted by orpheus

People are entitled to state they don't like cats without the cat lovers throwing up arms and threatening to dish out punishments.
The fact is that cats do cause a health hazard in urban areas. I think discussion on how to address this problem is valid, although probably OT for this thread.

People are always quick to jump up ready to harm an innocent animal (or at least post about it), when really it should be discussed more about what owners can do and other methods for deterring the cat from your property.
There are plenty bigger health hazards you should worry about than cats, while it is a valid point for discussion is it necessary to suggest harming and even killing an innocent animal?

I'll be first to admit I'm not fond of the site and smell of cat mess in my garden but I don't believe that killing or suggesting to kill cats is in any way rational.

[alexs2]

All of the irrelevant and/or unhelpful posts(humourous or otherwise) have been removed.

The only helpful pieces of advice were to either bury the animal,or contact the local council or vet.