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Community Cat Management in HDB Estates
Community Cat Management in HDB Estates
Objectives of Community Cat Management (CCM)
Objectives of this proposal
Background on CCM in Singapore Differing national and community concerns impacting CCM
Present CCM practices and its issues
Scope and services of Animal Welfare Organisations (AWO) in Singapore
Possible new strategies to achieve the objectives of CCM
Proposed social enterprise model for CCM
Annex A: Survey format to ascertain attitudes of estate residents towards cats and CCM
Objectives of CCM
Community Cat Management in HDBE states
Reduction of estate resident conflicts over community cats
Humane control of cat population in HDB estates through sterilisation
Effective and considerate care-giving to community cats
Increase rehoming opportunities for community cats
Objectives of this proposal
Community Cat Management in HDB Estates
Present issues impacting on CCM in HDB estates
Propose strategies to better achieve the objectives of CCM
Present a model for CCM that provides more support to cat welfare volunteers in HDB estates
It is not the objective of this paper to address the following problems also present in HDB estates:
Pet abandonment
Animal abuse
Background
Community Cat Management in HDB Estates
Before 1998 150,000 stray cats
5000 stray catsculled annually
14,000 cat nuisance calls
1998 – Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) (then PPD – Primary Production Dept) implemented Stray Cat Rehabilitation Scheme (SCRC)
2003 – AVA terminates scheme
80,000 stray cats (10,000 sterilised)
16 Town Councils (TC) & 500 volunteers on TNRM
Cat nuisance calls spike during SARS, sterilised cats also at risk
AVA & TCs culling bill up 20% ($62,000) to $598,944 to catch and cull 7,682 cats
2006 – AVA supports sterilisation by volunteers with subsidy and communication to TCs
Animal People Online Jul/Aug 2005
Singapore Veterinary Journal Vol 24 2000
AVA Media Release 20030528
The New Paper 20040722
AVA Annual Reports
SPCA Annual Reports
Background
Community Cat Management in HDB Estates>
Stray cat population figures show that SCRS proved effective as a means of community cat population control in Singapore. However, it did not reduce the number of cat nuisance complaints, which was cited by AVA as one of the reasons why the scheme was terminated.
A resident survey may be required to fully ascertain the cause of the failure to reduce the number of cat nuisance complaints. Anecdotal evidence point to the following reasons:
Entrenched attitudes towards community cats amongst residents.
Chronic inconsiderate behaviour by cat owners and feeders.
