These developments are that:- First, a coordinated effort is being carried out as we speak, to intensify the trapping and culling of stray animals, especially cats. This is contrary to the spirit of the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore’s (AVA) Stray Cat Rehabilitation Scheme (SCRS). Second, we have been informed that the SCRS has been suspended with immediate effect. This is a scheme, which has enjoyed rapid progress in many town councils. We are therefore puzzled that no reason was given for this suspension. Under this humane scheme, stray cats are sterilized and managed in healthy subpopulations of controlled size by volunteer caregivers. In contrast, culling per se is a perpetual and thus futile cycle since culled areas are quickly and inevitably repopulated by unsterilised strays. We believe that these events are linked to concerns about the “Singapore’s OK” campaign, SARS and the rumours linking it with animals. There is absolutely no basis whatsoever for these rumours. Further, we urge the public to remain calm and not to abandon their animals. What We Would Like To See Happen We would like for the status quo to be immediately restored:- 1. That there should an immediate stop to the coordinated culling effort; 2. That sterilisation under the SCRS should continue; and 3. That sterilised cats of registered feeders which are caught should be returned to them. CWS, SPCA and ASD and all their volunteer caregivers have for many years ceaselessly invested time, effort and money to sterilize and properly manage stray animals. With active cooperation between the government and the animal welfare groups in recent years, much progress has been made to keep the stray population in check. We strongly believe that the SCRS has played a pivotal role in this progress. The organized culling efforts and attempts to rescind the SCRS, threaten in one fell-swoop, to undo the good which we have achieved through hard-won incremental steps over the years. We look forward to working with the government to address these important issues not just for animal welfare, but for the national good.