People want a humane solution. It's official!
A big thanks to the volunteers who have participated with us in the past month on the Chong Pang door-to-door survey. The results are indisputably positive and the full report will be launched very soon.
We'd like to thank the hard work of Phyllis and Thenuga for coordinating this amazing citizen effort in support of a humane solution for our community cats. We also like to thank Mutts and Mittens Foundation for their support and sponsorship of the Chong Pang survey.
We will be acknowledging all volunteers here soon. Their work has been instrumental in steering our national dialogue on this critical issue!
___________________________________________________________
LAST WEEKEND left to complete this exercise and send our results to Ministry of National Development. There will be two more rounds of operations on Saturday and Sunday 20/21 August from 11am till 7pm. Please join us if you can.
The Stray Cats Sterilisation Programme is still in its pilot stage and Chong Pang residents' feedback will play a big role in pushing for the a comprehensive roll-out of the programme island-wide.
The purpose of conducting the survey is
1) To seek residents' opinion on their preference for the Town Council to control their stray cats population by killing or by sterilisation.
2) To educate residents about the Stray Cat Sterilisation Programme and empower them to resolve common cat-related issues humanely.
3) To inform the residents of implementing 'Feeding Stations' in the estate. This Feeding Station is to provide an official place for the caregivers, who are registered with the programme, to feed the community cats in a responsible manner.
If you would genuinely like to lend a hand, please email Phyllis your
Full Name
Mobile Number
Language(s) Proficiency (Spoken)
and indicate the day and time slot(s) you are interested to help out in.
If you have specific dates, do indicate them as well.
Please email to phyllis@catwelfare.org.
For more information about the programme, please check out
http://www.facebook.com/ChongPangAnimals
http://www.catwelfare.org/drupal/node/4812
___________________________________________________________
Hwa Chong students conducted the first door to door survey in Chong Pang last Saturday!
As expected, the results from residents who accepted the survey interview. Only 4% felt the cats should be culled which replicates the results of previous surveys. Residents were fine with the community cats around their block and felt that the caregivers there were responsible in cleaning up and caring for the cats.
We hope to target 20 blocks this Fri - Sun in Chong Pang Zone 1. We really need as many volunteers as possible. If you can be part of this inaugural effort to establish a no-culling model for Singapore, please email (at your earliest) phyllis@catwelfare.org with your availability this weekend!
Fri: 3 - 6 pm, 6 - 9 pm
Sat/Sun: 11 am - 1 pm, 1 - 3 pm, 3 - 6 pm, 6 - 9 pm
If you would genuinely like to lend a hand, please email Phyllis your
Full Name
Mobile Number
Language(s) Proficiency (Spoken)
and indicate the day and time slot(s) you are interested to help out in.
If you have specific dates, do indicate them as well.
Please email to phyllis@catwelfare.org.
For more information about the programme, please check out
http://www.facebook.com/ChongPangAnimals
http://www.catwelfare.org/drupal/node/4812
___________________________________________________________
After years of standing by our belief in using humane approach for strays control, we have 'moved' our government to lend us a listening ear. The implementation and success of the Stray Cats Sterilization Program in Chong Pang, endorsed by Minister Khaw, Minister Shanmugam, AVA and Sembawang-Nee Soon Town Council, would greatly influence how soon the programme can extend to other parts of Singapore, saving more lives.
As part of the pilot programme, a community engagement programme that includes a door-to-door survey to introduce the stray cat sterilisation programme will be conducted at 134 blocks in the district.
We need more volunteers to help conduct and complete this survey by 21 August. Available time slots for the survey has been drawn out as follows:
Mon-Fri: 3 - 6 pm, 6 - 9 pm
Sat/Sun: 11 am - 1 pm, 1 - 3 pm, 3 - 6 pm, 6 - 9 pm
If you would genuinely like to lend a hand, please email Phyllis your
Full Name
Mobile Number
Language(s) Proficiency (Spoken)
and indicate the day and time slot(s) you are interested to help out in.
If you have specific dates, do indicate them as well.
Please email to phyllis@catwelfare.org.
For more information about the programme, please check out
http://www.facebook.com/ChongPangAnimals
http://www.catwelfare.org/drupal/node/4812
