NParks removes cats found allegedly neglected in Bedok flat

Residents raise alert after spotting injured or dead cats, said to have fallen from unit

- Ian Cheng

Several cats that were allegedly neglected were removed from a Bedok Reservoir Housing Board flat by the National Parks Board (NParks), which is also looking into the matter.

This came after residents in the area noticed injured cats or their carcasses at Block 147 Bedok Reservoir Road, and contacted the authorities after spotting the unit they could have fallen from.

In a Dec 19 post in the Sayang Our Singapore's Community Cats Facebook group, user Reyn Teng, 42, said a resident from that block had found a dead kitten on the morning of Dec 16, and that she had found another injured kitten nearby the same evening.

"It was a dreadful feeling. That was the first time I encountered a dead cat. I was really hoping it was not dead when I called out to it," said Mr Muhammad Samir, 35, who found the dead kitten and paid for it to be buried.

The same evening, Ms Teng who rescues and feeds cats, found another injured kitten nearby, and took it to a vet. The vet subsequently confirmed that the kitten's injuries were consistent with a fall from a height, she told The Straits Times.

The residents believed that the cats could have fallen from the same unit above the area where they were found, as their fur colours were similar.