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  • Cat Found Cruelly Trapped In A ‘Box Cage’: There Are Several Cases Of Disappearing Cats In That Area

    Cat Found Cruelly Trapped In A ‘Box Cage’: There Are Several Cases Of Disappearing Cats In That Area

    Cat found in a box under a stack of 5 others in a rubbish chute at Strathmore Ave Blk 50 after 2 days of being missing. Whoever did this deserve to be punished. Whether or not you’re a cat lover, every life is precious. Since last month, one by one of our community cats are disappearing and we’re afraid the same might happen to them.

    The ‘box’ was tightly wrapped with cloth and stapled to the wooden structure. (More like a funeral condolences flower stand). Police report has been made and investigations are on going. Let’s all hope we’ll catch the culprit.

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    A video that captured the incident can be found in the link here.

     

    Source: Seri Amirah

  • MND Not Evicting Cat Museum Founder, Enforcement Only to Revert Back To Residential Use

    MND Not Evicting Cat Museum Founder, Enforcement Only to Revert Back To Residential Use

    The founder of a volunteer-run cat museum is not being forced out of her premises, the Ministry of National Development (MND) said in a statement on Facebook last night.

    A number of online sites had suggested that Ms Jessica Seet, founder of The Lion City Kitty – The Cat Museum, Muses & Mansion, located on the second storey of 8 Purvis Street, and the cats she kept were being evicted by the MND after an inspection by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

    “MND did not evict Ms Seet from her premises. In an inspection of the premises in early 2017, URA officers found that the third-storey residential unit had been illegally converted into a cat shelter and adoption centre. Visitors entering the third-storey unit had to first purchase a ticket at the Cat Museum,” MND said.

    Ms Seet, 51, is a tenant of the second to fourth storeys of the building, with the third and fourth storeys registered as her residences.

    MND said URA had issued an enforcement notice to stop the unauthorised use of the third- storey unit and have it reverted back to residential use.

    “The notice does not affect the Cat Museum on the second storey. It also does not restrict Ms Seet from keeping and fostering her cats in her own residential premises,” the statement added.

    The museum has been operating for about 21/2 years.

    Ms Seet told The Straits Times that she had appealed against the enforcement action in June, but was told by MND last month that her appeal had been rejected.

    Meanwhile, the building’s landlord has also decided not to renew Ms Seet’s lease for the third- and fourth-storey units after its expiry at the end of this month.

    MND said: “This is a contractual matter between the landlord and Ms Seet. It is a decision made by the landlord and has nothing to do with the URA enforcement.”

    Ms Seet, who also runs a training company, said she is looking for new homes for the cats and has started a fund-raising campaign to raise $25,000 to rent a new space for the felines, and for equipment to care for neonatal kittens. As of 7.30pm yesterday, $11,500 had been raised.

    “We appreciate the good work being done by Ms Seet in caring for the stray cats,” said MND. “But this should not be done through illegal usage of residential space.”

    It added that it will do its best to assist if Ms Seet needs help looking for an alternative space for a cat shelter and adoption centre.

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com

  • Singapore’s Cat Museum Might Be Closing Due To MND’s Decision And Its Kittens Need A Home

    Singapore’s Cat Museum Might Be Closing Due To MND’s Decision And Its Kittens Need A Home

    As we move to develop as a nation, we must not forget to help those without a voice.

    By the end of September, the orphan kittens and cats up for adoption and living at Singapore’s beloved Cat Museum on Purvis Street will be without a home. This comes after a decision made by the Minister of National Development, Mr. Lawrence Wong, that would prevent visitors (located on the 2nd floor of the same shop house), to meet and adopt the orphaned cats.

    Sounds a bit unfair? Well, it is. Unlike cat cafes where cats are constantly stressed from being handled by strangers, the Cat Museum ensures that the cats and visitors are always being supervised. There’s also a strict no food and drinks rule in the museum to avoid any contamination or spreading of germs.

    This is also Singapore’s only ‘Mama & Munchkins Nursery’, a programme to care for newborn kittens that no other animal welfare organisation in Singapore has. On top of that, the Cat Museum has held workshops like the Kiddie Cat Camp, which teaches children about proper handling of cats and their welfare.

    For now, the Museum will continue to operate from only one floor, while volunteers are working hard to get the orphans re-homed or relocated. There’s not much time left in September, so the next few weekends are crucial fundraising periods for the future of the Cat Museum where a part of the entrance fee to the museum will be set aside for the funds needed or you could always contribute to the cause via their online fundraising page. Time to help out some fur-riends!

    Or better yet, have a serious think about giving a kitten a forever home.

    Save the Orphan Baby Kittens

    We are innocent babies. What have we done to deserve this? Please Save Us…It is a very dark day for us as we announce that we, the Cats & Kittens fostered by the founder in her residence on the 3rd floor of the shop house will soon be homeless. We did our best to meow softly & not be smelly so we passed all National Environment Agency (NEA) inspections & we are healthy so we passed all Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) inspections too! Why?We have been sent an enforcement notice by Ministry of National Development Lawrence Wong, so we will be evicted. Visitors to the Museum will no longer be allowed to meet & adopt us, the orphan cats & kittens.This notice has angered our landlord who will not renew Meowmy’s lease, so even the Supurrstars have to go by the end of September.The saddest news of all is that this marks the end of Singapore’s only Mama & Munchkins Nursery, set-up to save us, the neo-natal babies that no other animal welfare organization in Singapore takes in, as we have to be bottle fed every 3 hours. It also helps save Mamas who were often dumped back on the streets while their babies taken away & re-homed.**Help us! Contribute to the new “Mamas & Munchkins nursery” https://give.asia/story/save_the_orphan_baby_kittens or a fund transfer to OCBC 686362385001 **Adopt Us! Volunteers are scrambling to rehome & relocate us, orphans.**3 FUND RAISING weekends for the Nursery. • The last 3 weekends of us living on the upper 2 floors will be from Thursday 7- Sunday 24 September. • There will be a premium price for these 3 weeks. $20 for 13 years & above $10 for ALL children 12 years & below. • Sessions will now be 1.5 hour blocks: Thu/Fri: 4-5.30pm or 5.30-7pm. Sat/Sun: 1-2.30pm or 2.30-4pm or 4-5.30pm or 5.30-7pm**Spread the word. Like and share us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Blog about us! Tell your friends & family!An iconic landmark of the civic district, The Cat Museum is an entirely volunteer run project, undertaken with the founder’s personal savings & was launched officially by K Shanmugam Sc Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law on 9 January 2015.For full Press Release: http://thecatmuseum.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/5th-Sep-Press-Release-The-Cat-Museum.pdf

    Posted by The Cat Museum, Muses & Mansion of Singapore on Tuesday, 5 September 2017

     

    Source: http://thehoneycombers.com

  • Responsible Cat Owner Targeted By Neighbours, Ordered By HDB To Remove Cats

    Responsible Cat Owner Targeted By Neighbours, Ordered By HDB To Remove Cats

    It’s happened again. A responsible owner is being targeted by neighbours and HDB has taken action by asking her to remove her cats. She has one month to do so.

    Neighbours complained to RC about Serene allegedly talking loudly to cats, singing to them and at times slamming her doors. RC informed HDB , so HDB ordered removal of cats.

    She has 3 cats. 2 she had kept for 12 years , the other for 6 years. Sterilised and kept indoors. She lets them walk around her doorstep supervised.

    One of the cats has liver failure and doesn’t have much time left. HDB is granting her one month extension to rehome the cats.

    Our mediators are fighting for Serene. If it is a noise issue, HDB can bring 2 parties together to settle this amicably. If you believe this action is unjust on Serene, lend her your voice now.

     

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    Source: Cat Welfare Society

  • Cat Issue Likely To Become The “Solution” For Annoyed Cat Haters To Retaliate

    Cat Issue Likely To Become The “Solution” For Annoyed Cat Haters To Retaliate

    “Cats are not allowed in flats. They are generally difficult to contain within the flat. When allowed to roam indiscriminately, they tend to shed fur and defecate or urinate in public areas, and also make caterwauling sounds, which can inconvenience your neighbours.”

    I saw that my buddy Sameer Ab. Kadir received a HDB letter as a result of a neighbour complaining. So, decided to check the HDB website for the law on this and true enough, they did list it down.

    The ruling also didn’t provide any provision, unlike they had for dogs. So, if the cat can be contained, does not roam indiscriminately, shed fur, defecate or urinate in public areas nor make caterwauling sounds, shouldn’t the cat then be allowed?

    I believe that HDB needs to assess such complaints on a case by case basis. To go down to the location to conduct a personal observation to assess before issuing such a letter informing the owner that they will have the said pet removed from the premises by a certain date.

    The pet cat, like the pet dog, is a part of the family and being dependent on the owner for its sustenance, it will suffer its own form of PTSD or panic attack when removed from familiarity and may not survive in a new environment.

    Hope that HDB will be able to exercise discretion in handling this matter and to the neighbour who made the complain, I hope you spend a little bit more time with animals.

    My fear with such a complain going viral is that it then provides others who hate cats an ‘exit solution’ to their annoyance for cats and abuse the law to their own convenience.

    I’m sure a lot of people are shocked and will be standing in solidarity with Sam on this though.

    Hope your cats will get a fighting chance to stay at your home Bro. Give them that fight.

     

    Source: Ab Di Lar