SINGAPORE – The National Parks Board (NParks) is investigating the case of a pet cat that was stuck on the ledge of a 10th-floor HDB flat in Bukit Batok West for nearly 15 hours on Nov 18.
The cat was spotted at Block 465A Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 at about 1am by Ms Tabitha Thompson, 28, who had heard distressed cries coming from the ledge.
It was rescued shortly before 3.50pm the same day and was returned to its owner.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, NParks’ group director of enforcement and investigation Jessica Kwok said arrangements were being made to safely rescue the cat by entering a resident’s flat when a member of the public separately managed to retrieve the cat.
“NParks takes all cases related to animal welfare seriously and is investigating,” she said.
Ms Thompson alerted members of the Lost and found pets in Singapore Facebook group about the situation in a now-deleted post at about 11.30am.
“I don’t know who to contact. But there’s been a cat (jumped from 11th floor to 10th) outside my neighbour’s window. The home owners aren’t in either,” she wrote.
