Visiting the warehouse

Kailing:
CWS is attending the Cats of the World exhibition, so the committee went down to check out the warehouse.

Everything was wrapped in plastic to keep it dust free.

Letters to Mypaper

Sarah:

Choi Wah alerted CWS and various others to two letters in Mypaper, 14th May 2008.

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Basically, there are two letters. One seems to be inspired by the Class95 DJs comments. A Ms Florence Goh Gek Siok says that while she does not condone killing animals, she feels that feeding cats has caused the population to explode. The increased population results in a neighbourhood nuisance, such as water bowls left unattended, cat faeces left in flowerpots, and of course, the good old car scratching accusation.

More cats dead in Pasir Ris

Ivan:

A caregiver asked me to pass this information around.

Kindly help me disseminate this very distressing info. My friends have been informed already.

We received a call this morning telling us of 3 cats found dead at the Pasir Ris fishing pond and 1 at Blk 531 which is very near to the pond. Same vicinity. All suspected poisoned.

SPCA has been informed and arrived to take pictures and remove the bodies for autopsy.

We’re not sure if this is a going to be a pattern… then the killer may be moving down from St 21 (nearer loyang side) to the middle Pasir Ris, and then may head towards other side of Pasir Ris…. and likely to be very late in night [edited for privacy].

We’re not sure how we can go about having overnight patrols of the whole of Pasir Ris… Any suggestions besides putting up of posters?

If you think you can help, please email info @ catwelfare.org

Straits Times forum letter on Class 95

There’s a letter complaining about the Class95 djs in today’s online edition.

It’s great that people are speaking up. I like that the letter writer pointed out that the problem isn’t about cat feeding, it’s about irresponsible cat feeders. She even noted that people who feed irresponsibly aren’t doing it because they love cats, they’re doing it because they enjoy doing it, or just getting rid of food. Responsible cat feeders care about what happens to the cats, and clear up.

Small point of correction though - the letter writer mentioned that the Class 95 DJs said that the cats should be sent to Peru and eaten. However, this actually occured a few years ago. It’s possible that the letter was heavily edited by the Straits Times.

People are reacting in a variation of ways on the Straits Time forum. Some agree that responsible cat feeding should be allowed, but they’re concerned about cats poo-ing and pee-ing all over the void deck.

As most cat and dog owners know, that’s very unusual behaviour for a cat. Cats like dirt and soil for their toilets. I’ve raised orphan kittens before - when they were just four weeks old, they figured out what the litter tray was for, and refused to pee anywhere else. If there’s pee or poo on the void deck, it’s usually an irresponsible dog owner at work.

Our new (and old) sterilising email address

Previously, the bulk of the sterilisations appointments came in through the 7000-CATSNIP number, which was dutifully manned by the wonderful Wiggie. Another volunteer took care of the Catsnip email, but she had to leave when work demands caught up with her. That’s when we stopped giving it out.

Now Wiggie has kindly agreed to man the email as well. So if you’re more comfortable with email, or have quite a few slots to book, send it in via email at catsnip @catwelfare.org

Remember to leave your contact number. The number should be one that can actually get you. Sometimes people write in to ask why we haven’t booked a slot for them. As it turns out, Wiggie was unable to contact them to confirm, because they forgot to leave a number, or left the wrong number. In one case, the caller left her home number. However, due to her work, she was out of the house from 9am till 10pm. Wiggie had no way of contacting her. We had to wait till she wrote in to ask what happened.

SPCA:$5000 for Pasir Ris cat abuser

Ivan:
SPCA has increased the reward for witness of the recent Pasir Ris cat abuse case from $1000 to $5000. Here’s the link to the notice for this case as well as a few other cases

International animal rescue effort in Myanmar

Urgent help needed for animals that cyclone survivors depend on

An emergency veterinary team from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is on stand-by in Thailand awaiting entry authority to cyclone struck Myanmar to assess and then relieve the suffering of thousands of animals that human survivors depend on for food and their livelihoods.

WSPA is receiving daily updates from The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) while preparing its rapid assessment and response team.

Another suspected abuse case in Pasir Ris

There’s a suspected abuse case in Pasir Ris again. Someone send in a link to a local forum. Here’s an excerpt:

Ive been feeding this mother cat & her 3 kittens at my hse ard in Pasir Ris.
This morning I saw of the kitten dead.
The kitten has blood around its face - mouth, nose, head.
The mother cat then came to me as I squatted down & kept using its head to touch my hands. She then walk around & starting meow-ing, which I don’t know what it was trying to do… But I suspect she is calling for her 2 other kittens..
One emgerged from a car & it was afraid of me.. yet it kept wanting to touch me..
I couldn’t help but cry.

The kitten then went to the dead sibling’s body & it starting licking on the bro’s ears.
SO SAD RIGHT……… it also used its paws to touch the lifeless body……

I suspect that it might be some accident at the carpark.. BUT no parts of it looked flattern or anything close to it.
An uncle then came by & he is the one who feeds them everyday.. He told me the kitten looked like it’s beaten to death.

Unfortunately, although CWS has contacts, we don’t have eyes everywhere. If you know something, please let us know.

Oxygen mask for cats?

Aminah sent in a lovely story about firefighters who saved a cat from a fire with the use of a special oxygen mask made for pets.

Me, Chocolate Chips & Furry Babies..

Lynn:

Some people may think I am “CRAZY” & many more have said I am “MAD”…Even MY FRIENDS who doesnt understand said I AM “SO OBSESSED”…But frankly, all that doesnt really matters to me and they can say whatever they want. Its just music to my ears..