Zaobao, 20 Jul 09
意见栏：为何独杀猫
意见栏：为何独杀猫
（2009-07-20）
● 陈亚娟
本人居住在勿洛水池路多年，一直以来为工作而忙，对周边的事物不加留心，打从去年尾失业至今好几个月，观察到一个令人纳闷的情形，有居民向有关部门投诉猫儿污染环境，有关部门接到投诉，很快的有所行动，花钱请灭虫公司来捕捉温驯的流浪猫，然后送到农粮局人道毁灭。
环境的污染是猫所为吗？流浪猫不求什么，只求一餐温饱，也不曾给人制造麻烦，但有关部门一接到投诉，不管三七二十一把猫捕捉置于死地，那请问人为的破坏 环境清洁又何讲，是否也把责任推到猫身上呢？如果把所有的猫杀了，你们认为环境会清洁吗？在此请有关部门不要只听投诉而捕捉猫儿，忽略了同情猫的人的悲 哀。
我认为，应请有关部门更加关注高楼丢垃圾的课题，以我所见，每天都有居民将整袋垃圾往下丢，袋子破裂残渣满地。
此外，也有遛狗人士，让狗儿随地大小便而不清理，没有人投诉狗主，我也是养狗的人，所以我知道哪些污渍是狗尿造成的。而狗屎为害就更为严重了。
记得有关部门曾说，有绝育的猫不会捉，但是出尔反尔，许多居民出钱出力把猫儿送去绝育，但到头来还是一样要死。我们爱猫者不知花了多少金钱和时间带猫去动绝育手术，结果这些猫仍然难逃一死。当局为何出尔反尔？就不能高抬贵手，放猫一条生路吗？
希望阿裕尼市镇理事会和农粮局能给我们这一群爱猫者一个答复，让我们确知，你们捉了猫儿之后，如何处置。
From
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2439510
Why cull stray cats? By Chen Ya Juan
I am living in the vicinity of Bedok Reservoir Road, all these while, whilst busy commuting to and fro from work, I have not paid attention to the natural flora and fauna around the area.
However, towards the end of last year, I lost my job and was jobless s for a couple of months, I encountered a depressing scenario, and i.e. there are residents who have lodged complaints to the relevant authorities about cats polluting the surrounding environment.
Upon receiving the complaints, the authority swiftly acted upon it by calling in the pest control company to capture the stray cats and sent to AVA for culling.
Do cats have the capability to pollute the environment?
The maintenance of stray cats are not high, they are contented with 1 full meal day, they do not create a nuisance for humans but when the authorities received complaints, regardless of any reasons, they sent the stray cats to hell. How do you explain the pollution created by humans, should we also push the blame on the stray cats?
If all cats are culled, would the environment we live in be pollution free?
I hope the relevant authorities would not just act blindly against any complaints but to look further into the compassion and agony of the residents who look after these stray cats.
The authorities should pay more attention to residents who throw their rubbish down from their flat and to my observations; it is a common sight to see broken plastic bags with all kind of rubbish strewn all over the floor.
Cats aside, there are also dog owners who walk their dogs and let their pet dogs **** and urine anywhere without clearing the mess but no one make complaints against the dog owner.
I am a dog owner myself and I know the faeces and urine are from dogs.
I remember that the authorities have said that they will not cull or capture stray cats that have been sterilised but these promises have been ignored despite the residents who spent a lot of time, effort and money to sterilise the cats.
We cat lovers have spent countless time and money to send the stray cats for sterilisation but at the end of the day all efforts are wasted because they still end up in the gallows.
Why did the authorities go back on their words not to cull sterilised cats?
Can’t you spare the poor cats’ lives?
I hope Aljunied Town Council and the AVA would be able to provide us, the cat lovers a satisfactory reply on what course of actions are done to the stray cats after they are captured?
Suppport Chen Ya Juan by writing to the Aljunied Town Council at
http://www.aljuniedgrc.sg/Feedback-Form.php
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