Belgium plans to sterilise all cats by 2016

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Friday, August 20, 2010

Again I have to say - if Belgium has plans to do it, why can't Singapore? If there are so many complaints about abandonment and cats being thrown on the streets, thus adding to the cat population by the authorities, then these are the steps that are needed to be taken. I like how pet shops will be made to sterilise all cats that they sell as well.

The problem honestly is lack of political will in Singapore - if not, we could be done way before 2016. It's amazing how much caregivers have already accomplished on their own with barely any support - and if their hard work was carried through to its logical conclusion, based on Singapore's size, we would be done with sterilisation of all cats in a few years. Given the necessary logistics (both in terms of money and just support), Singapore could really have had a world first that we could be proud of.


Earthtimes.org
Belgium plans to sterilise all cats by 2016
Posted on : 2010-08-18
Author : dpa

Brussels - Belgium is set to embark on a radical plan to sterilise all cats in the country by 2016, an official said Wednesday, confirming a report by the Sud press newspaper group.

The measure is meant to solve the problem of feline overpopulation. In a country of over 10 million people, there are an estimated 1 million cats, a spokesman for the health ministry told the German Press Agency dpa.

According to the "Multi Annual Cat Plan," due to be rolled out in 2011, sterilisation will first be carried out on cats held in shelters, then extended to breeding establishments and pet shops.

At a later stage, sterilisation will be made mandatory also for pet cats, which are expected to be identified and placed on a national registry.