tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405173263259599493.post3782075893993844724..comments2023-10-16T21:13:17.934+08:00Comments on Cats and Stuff: Mandatory spay-neuter law - a bad ideaDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05316034809060106505noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405173263259599493.post-69811940461509610252009-04-21T11:08:00.000+08:002009-04-21T11:08:00.000+08:00Kaixin - hope they find a home.
Singapore Communi...Kaixin - hope they find a home.<br /><br />Singapore Community Cats - I think the HDB ban is different in the sense that a mandatory spay-neuter law (and the accompanying fines) don't really give people much of a reason to sterilise. After all, enforcement is usually pretty low - and the fines are usually monetary. <br /><br />On the other hand, with the HDB, you could technically lose your HOME. If compliance is made easy, I believe that the many fence sitters will choose to sterilise because the penalties are much worse. <br /><br />Of course, at the same time, making sure that sterilisation is affordable is important. <br /><br />Having said that, I am sure there will be some people who will choose to dump the cats. However, I'm pretty sure that many of these people are the ones who aren't sterilising and are dumping already. <br /><br />Another important benefit is that right now, it is almost impossible to enforce the law - and the responsible and irresponsible are all lumped together. So what is the incentive to be responsible?<br /><br />With people legally allowed to keep cats, HDB can then focus on irresponsible owners and people have even more of an incentive to be responsible owners. It actually will have the potential to make HDB's job easier - and enforcement more effective.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316034809060106505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405173263259599493.post-70005470446200203932009-04-21T09:55:00.001+08:002009-04-21T09:55:00.001+08:00How does this apply to proposed compulsory sterili...How does this apply to proposed compulsory sterilisation of home cats as a condition for HDB to remove the ban?<br />Would there be a surge in abandonment IF HDB agrees to removal the ban? I guess there would be as with the regulations on the dogs.Singapore Community Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873079551716444591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405173263259599493.post-2868014589619266202009-04-21T09:55:00.000+08:002009-04-21T09:55:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Singapore Community Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873079551716444591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405173263259599493.post-75159069871177890342009-04-20T15:32:00.000+08:002009-04-20T15:32:00.000+08:00Abandoned bull mastiffs up for urgent adoption! Go...Abandoned bull mastiffs up for urgent adoption! Go to http://long-term-memories.blogspot.com/2009/04/2-bull-mastiffs-urgently-up-for.html for more details. Please help to spread the message too! TY :DKAIXINnoreply@blogger.com