An animal repelling apparatus for locating onto a fence comprising a hollow elongate body 15 comprising a main preferably cylindrical wall and first and second end walls 17. Each of the end walls has an aperture (19, fig 5) therein to enable rotatable mounting of the apparatus on a fence line or wire. The interior surface 17 of at least one of the end walls is tapered towards the aperture to enable easy threading of a fence line or wire through the apparatus. Preferably both end walls are tapered. The apparatus is preferably further provided with capped drainage channels 29. The apparatus may be formed from blow moulded plastics material and may be provided with reinforcing ribs (25, fig 5).
