A man confronted his neighbour after allegedly seeing her splash water and throw kibble at a community cat in Bukit Batok East.<\/p>\n
According to an Oct 5 Facebook post by the Cat Welfare Society Singapore, a resident caught a woman \u201cbullying\u201d the community cat by splashing water and throwing kibble at it.<\/p>\n
The post stated that the cat remains at Block 239 Bukit Batok East and claimed that the woman had been doing this every morning at around 6am and again in the evening.<\/p>\n
It has since garnered more than 280 likes and more than 110 comments.<\/p>\n
Man confronts neighbour<\/h2>\n
Two videos attached to the post showed a woman wearing a white cap and face mask appearing to throw something at a cat<\/a> as it scurried away near a bicycle parking area at the void deck.<\/p>\n The first video appeared to have been filmed from around a corner, behind a wall.<\/p>\n In the second, however, the man behind the camera walks out from around the corner and approaches the woman as she appears to splash water at the cat.<\/p>\n The man is heard asking: \u201cEh, what you doing?\u201d as the cat meows.<\/p>\n He repeats the question before saying in Malay, \u201cYou crazy, why you doing this?\u201d as the woman walks away.<\/p>\n A photo of the cat laying on the ground with its eyes closed was also attached to the post.<\/p>\n \u201cI have submitted the report to the relevant authorities!\u201d<\/a> the caption read.<\/p>\n Speaking to Stomp, the man behind the camera, who goes by Alif, said the videos were taken on two separate dates.<\/p>\n The first, showing the woman allegedly throwing kibble at the cat, was taken on Sept 30 at around 6am. The second, showing her allegedly splashing water at the cat, was taken on Oct 3 at around 6am.<\/p>\n Alif, who lives in the block opposite the woman and does not know her personally, said the incidents had been occurring \u201cregularly\u201d since early August, based on what he described as \u201cneighbourhood hearsay\u201d.<\/p>\n He said he was initially unaware of who was responsible until he noticed the usually friendly cat \u201cflinching\u201d whenever the woman approached.<\/p>\n \u201cOther feeders mentioned seeing her do so to other cats as well. That was when I began recording for evidence,\u201d said Alif.<\/p>\n During the confrontation<\/a>, he said the woman called him \u201ccrazy\u201d before walking away.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m hoping that this can be resolved and we can all coexist harmoniously,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n In response to Stomp\u2019s queries, the National Parks Board (NParks) said it was aware of the incident.<\/p>\n Group director, enforcement and investigation Jessica Kwok said NParks understood from the feedback provider that the cat was not injured, and that it would continue to monitor the situation.<\/p>\n \u201cSafeguarding animal welfare is a shared social responsibility,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n Kwok added that NParks takes all feedback from the public seriously and investigates it thoroughly when sufficient information is provided.<\/p>\n \u201cAs with all investigations, all forms of evidence are crucial, and photographic and\/or videographic evidence provided by the public will help,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Stomp has reached out to the Jurong-Clementi-Bukit Batok Town Council for comment.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m hoping that this can be resolved and we can all coexist harmoniously,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n PHOTO: CAT WELFARE SOCIETY SINGAPORE\/FACEBOOK<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n Many netizens commended Alif for confronting the woman and standing up for the cat.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you for confronting her… Protect our community cats,\u201d a user wrote.<\/p>\n Others described the situation as \u201cheartbreaking\u201d and said they could hear the cat \u201ccrying\u201d in the video.<\/p>\n \u201cPoor kitty is just resting,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n Have something to say? Join in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Explore more on these topics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n See something interesting? Contribute<\/a> your story to us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2018Protect our community cats\u2019: Netizens<\/h2>\n
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