Comments on: Kittens need homes (Singapore based)

By: kmyk

kmyk — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:02:54 +0000

“so painfully adorable!” is right. Makes me sad that I can’t have cats or dogs :(

By: chun

chun — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:15:09 +0000

While this is generating interesting discussion, I do hope the news about these kittens might spread to potential homes for them :3 (Panther thanks for helping me retweet when I tweeted about it earlier)

By: chun

chun — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:13:10 +0000

Thanks for your good thoughts! and glad that your cats are rescued from the shelter ^O^ :) I hope the kittens find a good home too!

By: TP

TP — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:52:06 +0000

As per Panther’s situation, it is made complicated by parties concerned whose strong religious beliefs refused the spaying/neutering of animals out of fear of cruelty towards them (either karma or God’s retribution).

Understandably so, however, the feral cat population are more pronounced at older, more mature residential estates where such faiths are more heavily defended. It takes time for education and mindset to change, so unfortunately I cannot say much for these estates. Granted, newer estates do have stray cats, but not as more pampered and more belligerent as the older ones. (Trust me, I have been to Panther’s home estate, and the stray cat population there is beyond my comprehension.)

By: i-pup (Jun)

i-pup (Jun) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:52:58 +0000

Agree with you but so far from i notice the stray cats of my house area, the population of the cats are constant for few years even thought there is kind soul feeding them everyday. I think its not there is no new born kittens but the adult cats not bother to take care of them. Saw a few times the new born kittens are left alone, some the eyes not even fully open yet. =(

By: Panther

Panther — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:48:35 +0000

The problem with the strays in SG is not the cats but the people who keep feeding them. I have 40+ (yes, that is a correct estimate) strays in my area within a 500-meter radius from my home and I know most of them by sight, they have their own groups, and are fed by at least three different people throughout the day. What is more some of them are “protected” by a collar these same people put on a few, so as to stop them being neutered and stuff.

I can understand why they would do that, but they are not thinking of the hygiene problems and possible future problems. I do not mind that much, but others would.

Too bad I cannot keep a cat either.

By: chibinezumi

chibinezumi — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:16:37 +0000

acquired my two from a shelter and it is the best feeling to look at them and know they are safe. hope the kittens find a good home.