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I remembered some time back I received an email with a scanned photocopied notice containing the picture of a cat being pasted all over a condominium estate stating that the cats there were in danger of being culled because they were accused of scratching cars. I was just emailed the above report by a friend of mine today - the scratches were confirmed to be the work of vandalism by a disgruntled management committee member of the condominium because the whole place was undergoing an en-bloc proposal process which means that a property developer had proposed a lucrative developing deal to the management of the condomium to buy over the place. That area is in one of the most expensive housing districts in Singapore at Marine Parade area and has a beautiful sea view. The current condo management committee back then needed 80% of the residents to vote in order to go ahead with it. The returns were good - I got a cousin who received SGD $2.16 million from the enbloc sale. His father (my uncle) bought the unit there about 20 yrs back at only SGD $300k. As such when there were cases of residents who refused to sign the agreement to go ahead with the enbloc, the management committee became very angry and went on vandalising cars etc in which the blame was then pinned on the stray cats lurking in that area. So now we know the truth. End of the day, cats are always the first victims when it comes to pin pointing fingers to car scratches. This is examplary case is solid proof to even prove that such a claim is a myth and that the cat's claws is not strong enough to scratch through car paint. Anybody received the email before? (i already deleted mine ) The email of the scanned photocopied notice pasted all around Laguna Park alerting residents that cats were responsible for scratches found on cars there. We can use this as comparison with this report from CNA to prove our case for useful future reference when such similar cases occur again anywhere in Singapore - thats cats DO NOT scratch cars and ARE NOT capable of it. Appreciate if anybody can come up with any records of the issue back then? (especially of the scanned photocopied notice pasted all over Laguna Park back then addressing this issue). This is just for constructive comparison with this criminal case and for future usage of education if cats in other areas are blamed for car scratches again. __________________ Mr Tan Tuan Khoon, proud killer of more than 300 cats lives at 47 Jalan Redop, Singapore 808593 |