Sarah:
Does anyone know where we can get a nice giant cat toy that we can modify into a mascot? Preferably cheap, and preferably not Hello Kitty.
Entries from June 2008
June 29, 2008
Wanted: One Giant Cat
June 26, 2008
Straits Times: Foreign workers eat stray dog meat to cut food bill
Ivan:
This news report came out in yesterday’s Straits Times. It happened overseas. Personally, I heard of similar rumours in Singapore about some foreign workers eating cats and dogs found off the street.
June 25, 2008
Lion Poo keeps cats away
Sarah:
This website has a product that’s supposed to stop cats from entering your garden. Basically, it’s dried lion poo.
It works on the vacuum principle. Basically, cats come by, smell the poo, get convinced that there’s a GIANT cat in the garden, and run away screaming in fear.
I have never tried it, but [...]
June 25, 2008
Today: Where’s the ‘heart’ in heartland? 25th June
Sarah:
Helga sent in a very nice letter to Today. You can look at it
here.
She says that the caregivers in her area have been working hard at establishing bonds between the community. However, she noticed that there have been problems with the local town council, who trapped sterilised cats and released them elsewhere. This has caused [...]
June 24, 2008
Cute kittens for adoption
Ivan:
A friend of mine emailed me about two different batches of community kittens that she wants to adopt out. These cats come from areas where they are no active TNR (Trap-Neuter-Release) caregivers. The first is the Silver family and the other is the Grey family. If you are keen to adopt any of these kittens, kindly contact my friend at [...]
June 19, 2008
Malay Suria TV this Friday 20th June
Ivan:
Aminah, an active caregiver from the central part of Singapore, wrote to us about an upcoming Malay program that will be aired on Suria TV this Friday (20th June) at 8.30 p.m. It is called “FYI”, an info-entertainment programme. According to Aminah, this week, the programme is focusing on animal welfare and responsible pet ownership. There will be a [...]
June 19, 2008
ST forum: Be Compassionate to Animals Too
Sarah:
ST forum carried a nice letter about ACRES
June 19, 2008
Lions killed by insecticide
Sarah:
The BBC carried a story about lions in Kenya that are being deliberately poisoned by insecticide. Apparently villagers and herders who find the lions dangerous are leaving poisoned animal remains.
Although it’s lions in Kenya, it’s very similar to the problems that we are facing in Singapore and in an urban environment. In Kenya, the herders [...]
June 17, 2008
I want to help take care of the cats
Sarah:
We sometimes get students writing in who want to help. Some of them explain that they want to help take care of the cats.
Usually I tell them that we don’t have a shelter, but they’re welcome to help in other ways. I do wish they’d actually read up about us first, but in a [...]
June 12, 2008
Get Hooked!
Images courtesy of Tribe.
Get lucky with this limited edition run of Purr in black. All sales proceeds from these 52 blessed pieces will go towards SPCA and the Cat Welfare Society. Each hook comes with a laser-engraved serial number for authenticity. As always, packaged along snugly is a 3M adhesive, capable of holding up to [...]
