r/southwales • u/Frodo_flaggins31 • 12m ago
Neighbours throwing food waste
Looking for some advice about an issue regarding my neighbours. They are Boomers, have no pets of their own and dont really seem to leave their house, as a result I have barely spoken with them.
I have two cats, one of which is a very confident boy and I know he has friends on the street including said neighbours. A while ago I realised they were feeding him milk after a period of him becoming ill and spending £100 at the vets, I knocked on their door and asked them to stop as cats aren't supposed to have lactose. They looked at me like I was crazy and said very little. I suspect they have continued but I hate confrontation.
For some reason, they also love to throw their food waste onto the public green opposite our row of houses. This includes bread, salad bits, old bits of cooked meats and dairy products. I believe they do this for the birds, but obviously neighbourhood cats, including mine will eat the scraps and again, my cats will have bad stomachs from this. Its also incredibly difficult to know of they're 'off' their food or simply full from food scraps of on occasion they wont eat their meals.
Im pretty sure it is illegal to do this, but is it petty to report them? I really wish I had the confidence to just go speak to them, but I feel they would be dismissive and ignore me again and then if I did report them afterwards they would be sure it was me.
Any and all advice welcome!