I sympathise with Mr Dyer on the subject of cats. At one time we had ten cats living in adjacent houses. Their gardens were all paved and the result can be imagined. I love my garden but my husband has to go around and pick up the mess which is left.

People who own cats should train them to use trays. I have bought a water pistol and I use it on the cats when they come into the garden. In the words of the butcher in Dad’s Army, “They don’t like it up them!”

Vera Thomas, Malpas, Newport