Ivan:

The Caregivers Tea details are finalised:

Time: 3pm to 5pm

Date: 2 Aug 2008 (Sat)

Venue: Singapore Management University, School of Economics, Class Room 5.5 (5th floor)

Here is the map.  Enquiries please foward to info@catwelfare.org

Ivan:

It is massive calling, sms-ing and emailing the past two days for me, as I go about finalising the shops/businesses participating in the membership perks scheme.  Good thing is most of the businesses I approached have agreed to participate.  I should come up with the list by this Sunday and post it up by next Monday.  A hardcopy will be issued to members too later.  You can start enjoying these perks once your new membership card reaches you.

Many thanks too to Yvonne and Gem who helped in this project.

Ivan:

I was trying to find out if there was a South Korean SPCA as I wanted to write to them about some animal abuse cases (that of overcrowding), I saw during my holiday trip .  I managed to find the above mentioned agency that has an English worded website.  After reading about what they do, I was really impressed.  You can visit their website here.  Besides working on improving the welfare of dogs and bears, they also advocate for the welfare and status of the cats in the country.

I wrote to them too about possible collaboration through the sharing of knowledge about improving the welfare of cats in the two countries.

CWS engages in these international connections because cross-cultural knowledge exchange would ensure we are using the best known techniques to improve the welfare and humanely reduce the population (through TNRM) of community cats in Singapore and around the World.  Some of our current patners are: Alley Cat Allies (USA), Holyland Cats (Israel), etc.  If you do find such international or local networking work interesting, we do have a Events, Public Ed. and Outreach subcomm that deals with these outreach work.  Just shoot us an email at info@catwelfare.org or to myself (ivan@catwelfare.org) for more information.

Ivan:

About the case that Sarah has posted earlier, my personal opinion is that it might be a repeat job of the Bukit Panjang Kitten abuser.  Here is the earlier case that is on SPCA’s Online Appeal Webpage (please see the last page).  Notice the bloodied mouth in both cases.  Abuse or not for the latest case, please watch out for the cats and kittens there.  If you do know of any Bukit Panjang Caregiver, please share the information with him or her.

Sarah:
Someone found two kittens dead at Petir Road. . Warning - pix are qraphic.

So far, no one knows it’s abuse. I sincerely hope this was just an accident. SPCA has been informed.

Li Tin:
Sorry for being a little quiet on the front end… and thank you Ivan for keeping this place updated!

Now that my work has eased up a little, finally I can embark on the various uncompleted tasks ahead!

1. Website revamp, am working with a friend to redesign the site.

2. A form for everyone to post up Adoption Notices.

3. New merchandise: We are looking at smaller items like pouches for tissue paper and shopping bags.

4. New posters and standees for our events.

Phew, that’s a lot to complete! Stay tuned!

Ivan:

Thought it is timely for CWS to give an update about the caregivers’/meet-the-comm members tea.  The event is still on, the time is now finalised at 3.30pm.  We are in the final stage of getting hold of a central and reasonably roomy location.  Please continue to watch this space and/or our website for updates on the location.  All caregivers are welcomed to this event.

Ivan:

Got this article from someone who posted it on Singapore Cats Message Board.  It is about a TNP report on the 21st of July 2008 about some cats in the above mentioned area, and how they were causing panic to car drivers as they crosses the street regularly. 

I would like to comment that one of the solutions that was suggested about trapping cats using traps loaned by AVA (probably with intent to send the caught cats to AVA to be put to sleep), is not a long-term solution.  It is better to start a Trap-Neuter-Release Managment program in the area to sterilise the cats to keep the population down in the long haul.  At the same time, if the sterilised colony is well-managed, sterilised community cats generally does not cause problems (contrary to what the report suggested).

Sarah:
Our hardworking volunteer Jodie has been manning the lost and found boards for the last year. However, due to work pressures (translation, she just got a job ;p ) she had to step down.

If you haven’t seen your lost and found post going up in the last week or so, it’s because she and the new volunteer have been working to transfer the database over. We hope to get it running by the end of this week.

So, er, try not to lose your cats for awhile. Ok, I’ll be serious. There are lots of things that you can do to find your cat. First..

Please call the AVA at 1800-4761600 or 64719987 to find out if your cat was brought in there.

If you live in an HDB estate, please call your town council to see if they have recently trapped any cats. You can find the town council numbers at www.sgdi.gov.sg.

If you live in a private estate, please call your managing committee, if you have one, to see if any cats have been caught. Time is of essence. Please call as soon as you realise your cat is missing.

Lastly, put up notices around the area with a recent photo. You’d be surprised how much your neighbours notice.

We encourage you to please keep your cat indoors at all times. Cats are safer and live longer when they are fully indoor cats. They are also less likely to annoy your neighbours.

Someone wrote in from Denmark to say that she saw a badly injured kitten at Speaker’s Corner(Hong Lim Park). She described having an injured tail, a missing left eye, and its jaw was of out place. It was thin, and white with gray dots.

If you are in the area, please see if you can find this cat.