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Years ago when I was at home with Mum and Dad they bought a dog as a pet. But it was supposed to originate from Belgium as a barge dog that was a ratter. Don't hear much of them now. We called it Skippy as they were known as Little Skipper. The dog was a Schipperke.
Is having them in the garden that much of an issue as long as they’re not in the house? It’s their planet too after all. As others have said if you sort out the possible food source they’ll likely move along.
Is having them in the garden that much of an issue as long as they’re not in the house? It’s their planet too after all. As others have said if you sort out the possible food source they’ll likely move along.
Yes.
It’s a serious issue for both humans, esp kids who might not wash their hands much, or not tend to open cuts/grazes; and pets. Particularly if you have a water feature in the garden.
There was a guy on the Orkney Islands years ago who’d contracted Weill’s disease and whose brain turned to cabbage as a result. Horrendous.
It’s a serious issue for both humans, esp kids who might not wash their hands much, or not tend to open cuts/grazes; and pets. Particularly if you have a water feature in the garden.
There was a guy on the Orkney Islands years ago who’d contracted Weill’s disease and whose brain turned to cabbage as a result. Horrendous.
tbf cats are pretty risky in terms of disease transmission too
tbf cats are pretty risky in terms of disease transmission too
True, but I think rats trump them in terms of serious diseases.
Having said that, I once had the loveliest of neighbours who allowed their cat to pad all over their kitchen work surfaces & draining board; and who then wondered why they both went down with salmonella poisoning three times in three months ...
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