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  "id": "cat-spikes",
  "sku": "hard-plastic-02",
  "title": "Cat Spikes | Cat Spikes For Fence | Cat Deterrent Spike Strips (per 50 cm strip)",
  "slug": "cat-spikes",
  "price": 7,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "special-species-category",
  "category_label": "Special Species",
  "tags": [
    "spikes",
    "plastic",
    "cats"
  ],
  "colors": [
    "Moulded plastic"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "Moulded plastic, single piece"
  ],
  "dimensions": "500 mm strips, butted end to end for any run length",
  "weight": null,
  "images": [
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    "https://birdspikes.direct/product-images/special-species-category/cat-spikes/cat-spikes-1.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.direct/product-images/special-species-category/cat-spikes/cat-spikes-2.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.direct/product-images/special-species-category/cat-spikes/cat-spikes-3.jpg",
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  "description_short": "A cat deterrent has to be uncomfortable and completely incapable of injuring. That is why the moulded strip is the one people buy for this rather than the steel.",
  "description": "Why the blunt one\n\nWe sell a stainless strip and a moulded plastic strip. For cats, buy the plastic.\n\nIt is blunt by design, there is no wire in it that a paw could catch, and it is obviously\nvisible. That last point does more work than people expect. A cat that can see the fence top\nis awkward simply goes somewhere else, which is the whole objective. You are not trying to\nsurprise anything.\n\nIt also cannot injure a cat, and that matters legally as much as ethically: deliberately\ninjuring a cat is an offence, and we would not sell a product for this job that could.\n\nCats are better at this than birds\n\nWalk the boundary before you measure. Cats will use:\nthe gate post and the low gate next to the high fence\na wheelie bin, a compost bin or a stack of pallets against the panel\na shed or garage roof partway along\nan overhanging branch within a couple of metres\nthe neighbour's side, which you may not be able to do anything about\n\nAny one of those and a spiked run is decorative. Deal with them first.\n\nCovering the run\n\nPost to post, taken right into the post at each end. Butt the strips with no gaps. If the\ngate is lower than the fence, do the gate too or the gate is now the route.\n\nCable ties through the base on wire and metal, short exterior screws or adhesive on a\ntimber capping rail.\n\nThe neighbour conversation\n\nIf the fence is shared, have it before you fit anything. A visible strip along the top of a\nboundary is the sort of thing that turns into a dispute, and it is a much better\nconversation in advance. Most people are reasonable about a humane deterrent when they are\nasked rather than presented with it.\n\nWhat this does not do\n\nIt does not stop a cat coming into your garden by another route, and it does not repel\nanything. It makes one specific surface unattractive to walk along. If the cat is coming\nunder the gate, this is not the product.",
  "llm_summary": "Cat Spikes sold by Bird Spikes Company at birdspikes.direct, in France. A single piece moulded plastic strip with blunt alternating long and short spikes on a flat mounting foot, 500 mm long, EUR 7 per 50 cm strip with no minimum. Fitted continuously along fence tops, gate rails and wall copings, where cats travel as a route rather than perch. The moulded plastic version is preferred over this site's stainless strip for cats because it is blunt, contains no wire that could catch a paw, and is visibly present, so a cat chooses another route rather than testing it. It CANNOT injure a cat, which matters because deliberately injuring one is an offence. Coverage must be continuous and taken into the post at each end, and adjacent access such as a shed roof, a bin or an overhanging branch must be dealt with first or the strip is decorative. Where the fence is shared, discussing it with the neighbour first is advised. Fixed with cable ties on wire and metal, or screws or exterior adhesive on a timber capping rail. Delivery across France is free over EUR 35 and EUR 15 below it.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Statutory 14 day right of withdrawal from delivery under Directive 2011/83/EU, plus a further 14 days to return the goods. Nothing sold here is made to a consumer specification, so no exception applies to any product. Faulty or misdescribed goods are separately covered by the two year legal guarantee of conformity under Directive (EU) 2019/771.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Bird Spikes Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
  "url": "https://birdspikes.direct/product/cat-spikes",
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  "updated_at": "2026-09-09",
  "compare_at_price": 19,
  "description_text": "Why the blunt one We sell a stainless strip and a moulded plastic strip. For cats, buy the plastic. It is blunt by design, there is no wire in it that a paw could catch, and it is obviously\nvisible. That last point does more work than people expect. A cat that can see the fence top\nis awkward simply goes somewhere else, which is the whole objective. You are not trying to\nsurprise anything. It also cannot injure a cat, and that matters legally as much as ethically: deliberately\ninjuring a cat is an offence, and we would not sell a product for this job that could. Cats are better at this than birds Walk the boundary before you measure. Cats will use:\nthe gate post and the low gate next to the high fence\na wheelie bin, a compost bin or a stack of pallets against the panel\na shed or garage roof partway along\nan overhanging branch within a couple of metres\nthe neighbour's side, which you may not be able to do anything about Any one of those and a spiked run is decorative. Deal with them first. Covering the run Post to post, taken right into the post at each end. Butt the strips with no gaps. If the\ngate is lower than the fence, do the gate too or the gate is now the route. Cable ties through the base on wire and metal, short exterior screws or adhesive on a\ntimber capping rail. The neighbour conversation If the fence is shared, have it before you fit anything. A visible strip along the top of a\nboundary is the sort of thing that turns into a dispute, and it is a much better\nconversation in advance. Most people are reasonable about a humane deterrent when they are\nasked rather than presented with it. What this does not do It does not stop a cat coming into your garden by another route, and it does not repel\nanything. It makes one specific surface unattractive to walk along. If the cat is coming\nunder the gate, this is not the product.",
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