I don’t usually rant online and publicise unnecessarily but a posting especially about the comm cats in my area is uncalled for and warrants such acknowledgement.
It has been fine and dandy for the past 5 years being a resident and a member of the page. Admin(s) even assisted to reshare/repost my notices of abandoned/lost/injured cats in this hood, until yesterday. Unsure what actually transpired the admin(s) to put up the post and have it deleted afterwhich.
I have never once initiated any posts directly on the page as admin would still need to approve.
PLEASE HELP TO SPREAD THIS LIKE WILDFIRE BECAUSE ADMIN OF Straits Vista @ Marsiling (5yrs old HDB flats) HAS BLOCKED ME, A RESIDENT HERE, FROM COMMENTING AND SENDING MESSAGES AFTER THEY HAVE PUT UP A CONTROVERSIAL POST OF OUR COMM CATS ON A RESIDENCY PAGE (post was taken down).
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Dear Straits Vista @ Marsiling,
This is to answer your question in your FB page and raise awareness of our comm cats here. I, as a resident, am appalled of such action.
There are no stray cats. Cats with tipped ears are community cats and they have been sterilised and microchipped by Cat Welfare Society and AVA. There are feeders too. And by AVA standards, community cats are allowed to roam if they have already been sterilised as they WILL NOT be a nuisance to public and DO NOT pose any danger.
However, since this post has already been made, we have made a screenshot to safeguard the cats. If there are any cats missing, we will lodge a report to AVA and Cat Welfare Society and use this post as evidence should there be any foul play towards the Comm cats.
AVA can contact town councils and pest control
Companies to see if they have been trapping cats here to ‘get rid’ of the cats or ‘relocate’ the cats.
In this day and age, Singapore as a society has evolved to become more compassionate towards animal causes and aware of animal welfare. There are platforms and proper channels to address animal-related issues instead of putting up such controversial posts to stir emotions, manipulate or get people riled up. Instigating is irresponsible and immature, more so coming from the admin of a residency.
They are NOT strays. They are community cats. They BELONG to the community.
In addition, I will use this and write in to relevant authorities as a precautionary measure and alert all feeders.