{"id":92649,"date":"2026-10-13T19:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=92649"},"modified":"2026-10-13T19:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:13:07","slug":"smrt-staffs-big-boss-cat-cassidy-the-3-legged-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=92649","title":{"rendered":"SMRT staff\u2019s Big Boss cat Cassidy the 3-legged cat"},"content":{"rendered":"


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SINGAPORE \u2013 It is common to scroll through SMRT\u2019s social media pages and find posts about its buses and trains, service announcements and even features on its employees.<\/p>\n

Of late, an \u201cemployee\u201d of a different kind \u2013 one some called the \u201cBig Boss\u201d \u2013 has made it to its accounts.<\/p>\n

Meet Cassidy, a three-legged cat which has been at Kim Chuan Depot since 2008. Its name is derived from the depot\u2019s initials \u2013 KCD, though its caregivers are not sure who gave the feline the name.<\/p>\n

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SMRT staff at Kim Chuan Depot with Cassidy the cat on Oct 12.<\/p>\n

ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It started appearing on SMRT\u2019s Instagram page in August, around the same time as a social media trend where children appear in \u201caccidental selfies\u201d<\/span><\/a> on official accounts.<\/p>\n

SMRT then followed up with two photo features on Cassidy\u2019s backstory.<\/p>\n

Cassidy\u2019s posts have garnered more than 8,000 likes and over 90 comments, with some ex-employees reminiscing about their time with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiss those days with you when i work at smrt. Miss give you treats every night,\u201d one netizen said.<\/p>\n

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SMRT Trains\u2019 Zanna Lee, a senior manager in plans and resource management, with Cassidy.<\/p>\n

ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The community cat is well-liked by employees at the depot, a facility near the Tai Seng MRT station, with 10 people there taking turns to care for and feed it before it lost a leg in an accident, said Daniel Siew, one of its caregivers.<\/p>\n

The 52-year-old engineering maintenance manager said, in an interview on Oct 12, that Cassidy used to watch staff clocking in and out of the office. This behaviour earned Cassidy the nickname of \u201cBig Boss\u201d among employees.<\/p>\n

The feline was choosy about its companions though, said Zanna Lee, a current caregiver, who added that she did not interact with Cassidy before its accident.<\/p>\n

The cat\u2019s life changed drastically on the morning of April 12, when it was found in a pool of blood outside the KCD compound.<\/p>\n

No one saw what happened, but Siew said he received a call from his team about Cassidy\u2019s accident.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really a very frightening experience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Trips to the vet and a few operations for Cassidy \u2013 including amputating a shattered leg \u2013 cost $30,000 in total, with employees at the depot and beyond chipping in.<\/p>\n

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Cassidy the cat at the vet.<\/p>\n

PHOTO: ZANNA LEE AND DANIEL SIEW<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lee, 50, then volunteered to nurse Cassidy back to health, shuttling it between her home and the depot, where it continues to roam on the days when she is back in the office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m an animal lover myself, and my place is quite cat-proof because I help my sister take care of her cats when she\u2019s not around. So why not give it a try?\u201d the senior manager in plans and resource management said.<\/p>\n