I noticed the deck gate was broken this morning. Our next door neighbor's cat broke one of the slats after it got stuck trying to walk through the gate.
This gate is mostly for appearance at this point. It does keep larger animals that come on our property from walking on the deck (at least from this side of the house) like deer, goats, and dogs. We do have tomatoes growing in the pots on the corner of the deck and want to keep the deer from eating them. Here is a picture of a goat that wanted to know what the cat was eating.
God I hate cats. I hate owners that let their cats roam freely even more. Notice how he tried to shred your mat at the bottom of the stairs first? Cats are so incredibly useless, they serve no purpose. Hell, if they had fingers they'd be flipping everyone the bird.