Paul: I too was looking for a software / hardware solution for the same type of problem. Only it was my cats that were going into an area that I did not want them to enter, so it needed to work, but not harm them in any way. I have two cats and didn't know which one was entering the off-limits area.
I did some research and found this. http://www.biconet.com/critter/catStop.html It works perfectly for me. Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Newton Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 1:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [NF] Motion-activated web camera ? Hi all I am having a serious problem with a neighbour's cat(s) using a particular part of my front garden as it's toilet. So far as I know there are laws which apply to dogs (fouling/nuisance laws) which do not apply to cats. My neighbour is of the opinion that nothing can be done about it because cats cannot be trained in the way that dogs can (or should be). I was wondering if it would be possible to set up a web camera that would only take "snapshots" say every five seconds once it has detected motion within its field-of-view. That way I would not need to go through thousands of frames on order to find the frames of interest. This particular part of the garden is pretty "motionless" (unlike the cat) most of the time. If I could "motion-picture" (pun intended) evidence of what is happening I *might* get something done about it. Otherwise I am thinking of contacting the RSPCA and pointing out that unless I can get it stopped I am likely to try whatever means I can myself (including strangling the bloody animal if only I can get hold of it). Other than that I am thinking about a camouflaged piece of chicken wire connected to an HT power supply ... [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
