Thats pretty cruel.

The thing that bothers me is they are so yappy and so small. I actually had to back away from one before becuase it was blocking my path and acting aggressively.
I could have kicked it, but it was so small I think I would have killed it or something. I wish those dogs knew their damn place.

I have lots of cats in my area, sounds horrible to hear them fighting. Favorite time seems to be like 2-3am. Bastard things.

I beg to differ. Domestic cats that are pampered pets do not require the outdoors in order to live happy, playful, contented lives. It's not like we keep them locked in a cage ala a rat or snake. Or do you also think it's cruel to keep a pet rat/snake since they're naturally outdoor roaming animals?

Besides, keeping cats indoors helps keep them out of trouble. It decreases the chances they'll pick up ticks, get hurt by neighborhood animals, or get struck by a car.

I'd suggest normally find out what regulations there are on noise for your legal jurisdiction or even for local/neighbourhood/zoning ordinances on pets/noise.. although, this might have unintended consequences in not getting along with people. Personally, I'd find a way out and move elsewhere, and perhaps research better the next neighbourhood you want to move into, even if it's finding out how many pets people have and if they're kept outside -- that is, with the intention of buying a house.

As for the yapping dogs, talk to the guy. He may not realize just what they are doing to your sanity. There are ways to work with the dogs so that they do not bark as much.

As for the cat spraying everything of yours, just get one of these or something similar.

http://www.amazon.com/Contech-CRO101-Scarecrow-Activated-Sprinkler/dp/B000071NUS

I used one as some cats decided that my backyard made a nice boudoir for their late evening antics. Maybe they were just fighting, with cats you can't tell fighting from six. Well, I put this up in my yard and the first time a cat sashayed into my yard was the last time. It does not hurt the cat, but it makes them wet. Cat's hate being wet.

hmmm well the dogs are a problem if they are LOUD but cats are never a problem no one can actually smell the stuff they spray unless its really concentrated (I have 2 cats), we have lots of cats in the neighborhood but they don't bother anyone

if the cat is male then u get a male cat and he will fight him off ur "land" but then he will spray ur garden XD lol

as for the dogs u have to tell him to keep them inside OR get them a collar thingy (electric collar) but if he thinks its "his land a he can do whatever he wants in it" like my neighbor then call the cops and they will beat him a little bit

amen

the quite is nice but everything is far far away

Sure why not. Keeping an animal lockeed up in a small place is cruel.
We do that to people, its called prison. Its not considered a pleasent thing.

What are you even talking about?
Most cats don't even care about living inside. If they did, they would try to go outside all the time. Our cat just goes where ever she feels like.

Our cat was desperate to be outside for the couple of weeks she had to be confined indoors. She really wasn't very happy with the idea at all.

I love it! ! I didn't realize what a nerve I was touching when I made my vent thread! Sounds like my experience isn't that unusual (although it does make me pine for a place outside of town!). It could be worse - I have only two neighbors as the area behind my home borders a hydroelectric project diversion canol. I just hate to start anything with the old guy next door - he really is a nice old man (friendly old Southern gentleman from North Carolina).

I honestly can't tell the difference....sounds the same to me

There is nothing cruel about keeping your pets inside all of the time.

There is nothing cruel about keeping your pets outside all of the time.

Nonetheless, I happen to live on a big piece of fenced-up land so my two dogs and two cats can usually go in or out whenever they want.

If you're saying that you essentially object to keeping animals as pets in general, that's cool. I can see that point of view, even if I don't agree with it. Won't argue it. I just don't like it when ppl think it's somehow more cruel for one pet type than another because it seems a bit hypocritical. Dogs, after all, are kept in large "cages" called a backyard - sometimes even only a part of the backyard (a "dog run") then taken out for walks once a day (like prisoners being given an hour of yard time per day, to use your anology). So not like they're running free, either, so to speak.

Cats have varying personalities, of course. Generally speaking, if you raise a cat always indoors, they aren't going to miss what they never had. I've had cats where I can open the backdoor and they'll ignore it all day...they sniff at the doorway occasionally and walk away - windows are nothing more than "TV".

On the other hand, if a cat has been feral/stray or raised to be allowed to come and go as they please, they will have varying degrees of response to being suddenly told they have to be indoor only cats. I've had some that wouldn't tolerate it (I found other homes for them) and some who preferred it (once indoors they never seemed to want to go outside again). So I'd never say ALL cats are "best" kept indoors...only that being outdoors is not a requirement to healthy/entertained living. I also would never say that people who like their cats outdoors are bad pet owners. Just preference and circumstance.

+1
As a kid, my cats were indoor/outdoor cats. Lost 1 to a car, had 1 lose half her tail somehow (caught in a fence maybe?) and so on. If I lived on 20 country acres without traffic, maybe....anyway, I've kept 'em inside ever since I started living on my own. No fleas, no ticks, worms, no chemicals/drugs needed, no muddy-cat baths, no death by misadventure is my preference.

Keeping cats indoors at all times is the kindest thing you can do for them.

http://animal.discovery.com/healthy-pets/cat-health-101/dangers-of-letting-my-cat-outdoors.html

From that article: In fact, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals estimates that cats who are allowed outdoors live about one-quarter as long as cats that live indoors exclusively.

I can imagine. Our dog hates the mailman, and barks like some crazed attack dog every time he's anywhere near our street.

I have a feeling some of you wouldn't want to be my neighbors because I have

3 Chihuahuas (they actually don't bark much)
1 Affenpinscher (she barks)
1 suspected Pekingese/shih tzu mix (barks as well)
1 Lhasa apsa (hardly ever barks)
1 silky Terrier (barks rarely

& the other neighbors have various beagles & coon dogs

I thought you blew up your neighbors pet.

Chihuahuas are demon spawn. Meanest dogs in the world.

Almost every other night, the people above me seem to stomp around screaming for no reason.

His Macaw learned a new trick. Heard it this evening for the first time while out in my backyard. It mimics the barking Chihuahuas.

I don't know why people like cats. I'm more of a dog fellow, examplary creatures they are.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D dog returned to the same spot he met his master after work at, for 9 years after his death. He would wait every day for 9 years for his master to return.

I'm not the sentimental sort, but that has to be touching to even the most cold hearted of us.

Cat loyalty seems to extend only as far as to their next meal.

I'll respectfully disagree. they can be good, they're generally just not big on meeting new people

but they can be fiercely loyal (to the point of staring down a great Dane & "winning")

the breed I wont easily trust again is the Chow Chow all the ones my family has had became mean once they hit maturity

I remember seeing something somewhere for a Japanese invention that repeats the sounds that come at it, slightly later, so when the person hears their self repeated they start to shut up. Maybe if something like that can be possible in your situation, when the animals hear their echo repeated back at them, they get confused and start to back down or stay away from it (or get quieter around it).

My cat is more social than most and likes to be around me all the time. She's not originally my cat and grew up around a puppy.

to anyone finding cats are a nuisance in their garden, I recommend a device that emits high frequency sounds that cats find distressing, my garden has been remarkably free of cat crap since I've started using them.