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<blockquote data-quote="Lewis526" data-source="post: 3760756">Here's something unfair about the way the law is written:If your dog leaves your yard and enters someone else's yard, and then kills their cat, you and your dog are liable for the neighbor's cat's death.If your cat leaves your yard and enters someone else's yard, and then kills their dog, neither you nor your cat can be held responsible for the neighbor's dog's death.In other words, dogs and their owners are held responsible for the dogs' actions, but cats and their owners are not.&nbsp; At least that's the way I'm told the law stands in Georgia.This tends to make cat owners less likely to control their pets, because they have no fear of being punished.&nbsp; I think it's a great idea to take the matter into your own hands.&nbsp; If it costs the neighbors $50 or more every time their cat enters your yard, they're going to stop letting it out.&nbsp; You might also want to get a trash can that is more difficult for wildlife to get into.&nbsp; If a cat can open it, so can a raccoon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lewis526, post: 3760756"] Here's something unfair about the way the law is written: If your dog leaves your yard and enters someone else's yard, and then kills their cat, you and your dog are liable for the neighbor's cat's death. If your cat leaves your yard and enters someone else's yard, and then kills their dog, neither you nor your cat can be held responsible for the neighbor's dog's death. In other words, dogs and their owners are held responsible for the dogs' actions, but cats and their owners are not. At least that's the way I'm told the law stands in Georgia. This tends to make cat owners less likely to control their pets, because they have no fear of being punished. I think it's a great idea to take the matter into your own hands. If it costs the neighbors $50 or more every time their cat enters your yard, they're going to stop letting it out. You might also want to get a trash can that is more difficult for wildlife to get into. If a cat can open it, so can a raccoon. [/QUOTE]

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