Cagney - I know what you mean...but in earlier posts on this thread, lv4dogs said (I haven't double checked but I am pretty sure) that the neighbour had NO problems with the cats, and even liked them, til he brought his new truck home.

So lv4dogs has to suddenly change course; cats that were ok to be outside and visit this guy now can't; so it is a major thing.

Cats do dig up others' gardens; they can certainly wreck things. The arrival of this new truck has caused upheaval...it'll get tiny scratches soon enough from grit and etc while being driven.

Anyway, she is trying hard to suddenly make her cats indoor cats. I guess I feel kind of on her side...since the neighbour DID like the cats - now buys a shiny new inanimate object, and is threatening the same cats.

I wonder if he would even notice a cat scratch on it?

I used to have outdoor cats...but now any cat I have is indoors from day 1.

Cheers
Catty1