[Greenbuilding] Composting cat shit

[YankeePerm at aol.com]

Cats transmit several diseases to humans in their feces, including the 
leading cause of blindness in American children.   (Sandboxes look like a luxury 
toilet to a cat.)   Domestic cats are what Mollison calls a Type 1 error, a 
decision from which you can never recover fully.   I suggest burying all cat feces 
(including that still inside the cat) somewhere that you eventually plant a 
tree (to prevent its excavaton).   Vermicomposting and hot composting may well 
get rid of some of the pathogens, but I'd not want the product on or near the 
surfact of my soil.   I'd guess that vermicomposting has the greatest chance of 
effectiveness (since people are going to keep right on harboring these 
infestations).

DH

In a message dated 2/20/09 5:12:08 PM, racheli at sonoracohousing.com writes:


> 
> >
> > The nice thing is that this is a resource which otherwise is hard to
> > compost, and also feels nice underfoot.  And if the cat takes a dump,
> > you can chuck it in the compost and add some more.
> >
> I wouldn't put cat shit in the compost.
> 
> Racheli.
> 
> 





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