My Religion is KINDNESS

Please be KIND

A kitten and a GENTLE-man

Most people have a "tidak apa" attitude towards the cats in our midst unless they are annoyed by them such as "pang sai" outside their flats but then again, most do not want the cats killed, they just want the problem resolved. The number of people who vehemently loath cats is small but all it takes is ONE vocal one and the cats' lives are in imminent danger! The number of people who love cats like Sam is probably not less than the people who hate cats, perhaps even more but unfortunately not many "cat lovers' are VOCAL enough to prevent unnecessary loss of these homeless cats. Sam recalled his mother telling him and his siblings when they were small that if they kicked an animal, they would be kicked back in return. So from his mother he learnt to be kind to animals. How children mould their attitude towards animals is very much dependent on their parents.

BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK 6th May - 12th May

BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK 6th May - 12th May
An event that’s been celebrated every year since 1915 by the American Humane Society. In this annual tradition, we commemorate the role animals play in our lives, promote ways to continue to treat them humanely, and encourage others, especially children, to do the same.

Popeye the Sailor Man video "Be Kind to Animals"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibbmf61ZdSY

Well done! Pupils rally to take care of cat injured from fall

Woodlands Ring Primary School

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/609920/primary_school_students_take_care_of_cat_that_fell.html

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  Tianli Hong This should be the direction of education... what is the use of achieving lots of gold.. silver and everything No. 1... Kids w compassionate heart is the future of our society..

20-04-2011, 5.30pm
Cat (an adult male) at the vet clinic; vet's assessment: few teeth chipped. Upper palate cracked. He kept sneezing because of saliva back-flow."

Grace Chua writes about campus cats management in NTU, NYGH and NUS (The Sunday Times, 21 Nov 2010)

http://otterman.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/grace-chua-writes-about-campus-cats-management-in-ntu-nygh-and-nus-the-sunday-times-21-nov-2010/

Some town councils justify "culling" cats because they cause nuisance by "rummaging garbage bins"....

When residents who feed community cats responsibly and hence prevent them from causing annoyance to others by rummaging garbage bins, town councils stubbornly refuse to acknowledge a useful role of responsible cat feeding by not replacing "DO NOT FEED STRAYS" with "RESPONSIBLE FEEDING" posters in the notice boards of HDB blocks of flats!

Look who is rummaging garbage bins nowadays!

On recognising foreign workers' contributions: Rabbit rescue reveals workers' real character

The Electric New Paper :
On recognising foreign workers' contributions
Rabbit rescue reveals workers' real character
I REFER to the letter by Mr Arthur Lim 'Appreciate the good foreign workers do' (The New Paper, 24 Aug).
26 August 2009

I fully agree that it is time we give some recognition and credit to foreign workers who have contributed to the development of Singapore.

Sometime last year, I received information that a rabbit was seen roaming around a construction site in Bishan.

I went there to find out more about it. I was initially apprehensive that either the rabbit would have met with an accident or would have ended up as a meal for the workers there.

After waiting at the worksite for a while for a fellow bunny rescuer, I asked the foreman about the rabbit.

I must admit it was unnerving to be among so many foreign workers who were probably wondering what I was doing there.

I barely managed to communicate with them in basic English, but they quickly understood my intention and sprung into action to locate the rabbit.

Apparently, they have been feeding the bunny for the past three months.

After a three-hour search we managed to locate the rabbit.

I offered to buy them drinks as a token of my appreciation, and they agreed eventually after declining politely at first.

I learnt a few lessons from this saga.

I shouldn't have assumed that the workers would have eaten the rabbit, simply because of a notion based on hearsay.

Our complacency has made us so selfish that even in emergencies, all we are concerned about is to take photos and note down 4D numbers.

We sometimes turn a blind eye to cries for help, even in times when it doesn't cost anything to make a call for assistance.

These are times, when shunned foreign workers are first on the scene to help out people who have been in an accident.

Isn't it sad that in times of danger, it's people not related to us who risk their lives to help, instead of those who share a closer, common trait?

Let's start to look at these people in a different light.

FROM READER DELPHINE GOH

Charlie, a construction worker from India, fed this abandoned cat until she acquired a liking for curry rice! She was later brought for neutering, boarded and then rehomed!

The cat, named Cai-Lee (after Char-Lie), was adopted by Mary, who took this photo on 11th August 2009