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  • CATS AND SARS
     
    2003-05-06 - Presently, there is much that is unknown about the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). As such, some people are starting to get unduly worried about the effect SARS may have on them and their families. This fact sheet aims to give some information on cats and SARS, and to try and reassure the public that cats are not a risk factor in the transmission of SARS.

  • RE: Local cats to share limelight
     
    2003-02-18 - Reply from STB regarding the letter sent by Dawn in response to STB featuring cats in the Singapore River (Straits Times, Jan 16 and 21).

  • A Year Later, Cloned Cat is No Copycat
     
    2003-02-17 - Associated Press: COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 21 — Rainbow the cat is a typical calico with splotches of brown, tan and gold on white. Cc, her clone, has a striped gray coat over white. Rainbow is reserved. Cc is curious and playful. Rainbow is chunky. Cc is sleek. Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society might be inclined to say: I told you so. But then, so would cc’s creators at Texas A&M University. Sure, you can clone your favorite cat. But the copy will not necessarily act or even look like the original.

  • It’s Cruel to Declaw Cats, Says Vets
     
    2003-02-17 - STREATS Jan 21, 2003. US city joins Europe to outlaw inhumane procedure.

  • STB should focus on beauty of true Singapore cats
     
    2003-02-17 - Letter to the Straits Times, 22 Jan 2003

  • CWS WILL NOT INVESTIGATE ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS
     
    2003-02-07 - CWS wants to make its policy on anonymous complaints clear.

  • CAT TRAPS NEEDED
     
    2003-02-05 - CWS is in dire need of cat traps to continue with sterilisation.

  • BONSAI KITTEN IS A HOAX
     
    2003-01-28 - Recently, there has been a renewed number of people emailing us again about the Bonsai Kitten website. This is a hoax which has been around since 2001.

  • CWS DOCUMENTARY ON CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
     
    2003-01-19 - Cat Welfare Society will be featured on Channel News Asia starting 20th January at 9:30 pm

  • MEETING WITH HDB 23RD OCTOBER 2002
     
    2002-11-12 - CWS met with the HDB and MND again on 23rd October.

  • The HDB Ruling and Your Cat
     
    2002-10-14 - With the ongoing effort of Catwelfare Society to appeal to the Ministry of National Development to relax the rulings against keeping cats as pets in HDB flats, its easy to get lost in the letters and responses. Dr. Lynn Yeo has kindly compiled the incidents into an easy to read chronological summary of the ongoing exchange for your convenience. Included is also a summary of the details of the proposal.

  • Cats Are Still Not Welcome in HDB Flats: Reply from MND
     
    2002-09-01 - Our second HDB Proposal was sent in on 5th July 2002. Unfortunately, we received a reply on 2nd August from MND turning down our proposal.

  • Time to treat animals with grace
     
    2002-07-18 - I REFER to the letter, 'Proposal on cats under study' (ST, July 13), by Soo Siew Keong from the Ministry of National Development, in which a response was given to letters from representatives of animal welfare groups.

  • Abandoned pets: Tracking down the culprits
     
    2002-07-17 - More people here are dumping their pets, and animal-welfare groups say the recent changes in the law are not enough to end this form of cruelty. Their suggestion: Put the owner's name onto a microchip implanted under the pet's skin, and fine him if he abandons it.

  • Animal lovers bite back
     
    2002-07-17 - ANIMAL abuse and abandonment may be on the rise, but so are the armies of volunteers who want to help these animals. In the past few years, five groups have sprung up to help abused and abandoned cats, dogs and rabbits.

  • Cats Make Great Pets in HDB Flats
     
    2002-07-11 - Letter to the forum page written by Dawn Kua of the Catwelfare Society in response to Minister Vivian Balakrishnan's comments in Parliament, as published in the Straits Times Article Animal Abusers to Face Heavier Penalties.

  • Sterilised Felines Won't Be a Nuisance
     
    2002-07-11 - Letter to the forum page written by Deirdre Moss of SPCA in response to Minister Vivian Balakrishnan's comments in Parliament, as published in the Straits Times Article Animal Abusers to Face Heavier Penalties.

  • Another appeal to let cats into HDB flats
     
    2002-07-08 - THE Cat Welfare Society is making its second attempt to have cats declared legal residents in HDB flats.

  • CWS's New Proposal to HDB/ MND
     
    2002-07-07 - CWS has sent in a new proposal to the HDB and MND asking them to reconsider their decision to allow cats in flats, after they turned down our last proposal. The proposal was sent in on 5th July 2002 and we hope for a favourable response. We hope we can continue to count on your support. Read the proposal here.

  • The Facts About Declawing
     
    2002-05-16 - Among the many informative and myth-dispelling articles in Max's House is this detailed, illustrated view of the debilitating procedure, warts et al.

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