A Facebook user by the name Reyn Teng had posted about the case in the Sayang Our Singapore’s Community Cats group on Thursday, saying she had noticed several injured and dead cats appearing in the same area over several days since Monday.
On Wednesday, she witnessed a cat fall from a height at the block, and when she looked up, she saw two cats at the window ledge of one of the units. She then contacted NParks, SPCA and the police.
She added that the NParks officer had gotten a locksmith to open the door of the unit. “When we opened the door, it was shocking to see there were cats, rubbish, poo and pee everywhere,” she wrote.
“I would like to thank the team from SPCA and NParks for doing their very best to get the cats out of the house. The condition inside the house was very bad, the smell was horrible. They couldn’t open the door or windows so they had to endure the smell and catch those cats in darkness,” she added.
The unit had housed a total of 19 cats, with 12 rescued from the unit, she wrote.
“NParks takes all cases related to animal welfare seriously and investigates all feedback received. We will take action against anyone who has abandoned their pet, failed to provide adequate care for it, or has committed an act of animal cruelty and abuse,” said Ms Kwok.
Members of the public can play their part by promptly reporting suspected cases of animal cruelty or injuries to NParks, she added.
“As with all investigations, all forms of evidence are critical to the process, and photographic and/or video-graphic evidence provided by the public will help.”
