This is very good news - as one of the people interviewed said, why should it take so long to allow cats into flats? Also, the funding of sterilisation is long overdue - this will be much welcome news to caregivers!
I am still concerned about microchipping of the cats though. Who maintains this database? Will all the present cats be allowed to remain? Will there be a 'limit' imposed and who determines what this limit is? The town council? Residents? Caregivers or a mixture of all three groups? Also, what happens if there is abandonment? What steps will be taken to stem the abandonment and what happens to the cats that have been abandoned if they are not microchipped? More information would be very helpful.
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I like the way BG Tan talked about how this isn't an animal issue in a simplistic sense, but one about getting human beings to share a common space. He seems to recognize that an ideal common space is not one where dissenting voices are silenced, but are able to engage each other in an antagonistic but hopefully productive manner.
I do too - after all, it's about learning how to live together and no one ever lives together without some disagreements. From the photos, he also looks like he is familiar handling animals :)
I think it was mentioned somewhere that he has animals at home. I also remember him saying that his wife adopted some community cats - but no details on this bit. I wonder when was the last time a minister visited an animal shelter.
Probably never! I read that too - and it really helps to have someone who is familiar with animals.
This `new' administration is a breath of fresh air after so much stonewalling from the previous team.
Yes - it's so good to see some progress!
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