The Straits Times
STForum Online
July 18, 2009
Feeding strays should not be made an offence
I WAS saddened to read Tuesday's Forum Online letter by Mr Edgar Chen ('Feeding cats is as bad as littering'.)
I have observed that feeders of stray animals have become much more aware of the need to be responsible and considerate and most do clean up afterwards.
To suggest that feeding of strays be made an offence punishable by a fine is tantamount to saying: Let these abandoned animals die a slow and agonising death by starvation.
Instead, let's educate and persuade feeders to be responsible, and instil in pet owners that owning a pet is a lifelong commitment and that the animals should not be abandoned when they grow tired of them.
Chai Nyim Fooi
