1. See the Member of Parliament (MP) of your constituency at a Meet-the-People session, and politely tell him how you feel and ask him to write a letter to the relevant authorities on your behalf. 2. Take the tamer stray cats off the streets and either bring them into your home or board them at a pet farm/hotel/shop. It doesn’t have to be many, even 1 or 2 would help. 3. Send a polite email to the Minister of National Development, Mr Mah Bow Tan (mah_bow_tan@mnd.gov.sg) and copy it to the Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong (goh_chok_tong@pmo.gov.sg), Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (lee_hsien_loong@mof.gov.sg), and Ngaim Tong Tau, CEO of AVA (ngiam_tong_tau@ava.gov.sg). Please remember to add the underscores (_)in the email addresses. In your email, you might like to ask for: a) The intensified culling to stop b) The reactivation of the Stray Cat Rehabilitation Scheme, under which stray cats are sterilised to control their population because this method is both effective and humane c) The authorities to consider allowing cats into HDB flats so that more stray cats can be taken into homes Please include your name, NRIC No. and telephone number. This will show that you are serious about your concerns and it will lead them to take your letter seriously. 4. Join in the petition/polls at: http://www.petitiononline.com/cwsasdhr/petition.html 5. Let the press, radio and television media know how you feel, but as always in a rational and polite way. 6. Tell your town council officials politely that you hope they will speak with you before removing any of the sterilised cats. Tell them you will be happy to help them with mediations. 7. Let people know about sterilisation, that it is cheaper, more effective and humane. Give them examples from your own neighbourhood where it has worked. 8. Help us in either funds or expertise to set up a low-cost sterilisation clinic. Donations Quite a number of you have also asked how you can go about making a donation to Cat Welfare Society. To do so, please make out a cheque to Cat Welfare Society and send it to: Cat Welfare Society Orchard Road P.O. Box 65 Singapore 912303 If you prefer to make a one-time transfer from your bank account or monthly GIRO contributions, please email info@catwelfare.org for more information. Other Help If you feel that you can do more than what is listed above, you may write to info@catwelfare.org to tell us specifically how you can help and when you would be available to help. Please include your name, your neighbourhood and phone number in your email.