Singapore — A concern was raised by one of the residents at Sembawang regarding a stray cat’s odour and faeces.
In a Facebook public group, Complaint Singapore, the resident 家蓁郑 complained that a stray cat that has been living under the neighbour’s air conditioner, and how it’s affecting the air conditioner’s compressor. The resident further mentioned that the cat has a foul smell, attracts flies, and left faeces around the area.
“The scent is strong and often attracts flies. Since that area is a common area, there’s no way we can fence it up to stop the stray cat from coming in.”
The resident also mentioned that the issue was already raised in the OneService application—an app designed for residents to report issues. Unsatisfied with how the town council responded, the resident reported it in Complaint Singapore and tagged Sembawang Town Council’s official Facebook pages along with Mr Vikram Nair, a member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC.
The resident stated, “I’ve reported a couple of cases through OneService app, spoke to someone at the town council over the phone and was told that the officer will look into it, but nobody get back to me.”
The resident ended the post pleading for action from the town council, “Dear Town Council, could you please really look into it instead of giving excuses?”
Photo: Facebook Screengrab, Complaint Singapore
Other netizens in the same group shared the post to cat rescue pages and their personal accounts.
Myke Muk K C advised, “First clear away the faeces . Pour strong bleach over the area and let it soak to totally remove the smell. So it will not use the same place as toilet again. To further enhance you can put some cat food there . If it eats there it will not shit there”.
While Shelby Doshi advised a cat rescue group. “Write in to cat welfare society @ info@catwelfare.org”. /TISG
