Community pitches in to help rescue cat stuck on roof for 11 days

Remember the cat stuck on the roof of Petain Court apartment complex, which didn’t fall for the trap set up to rescue it?

Netizen Janice Lim first informed fellow Facebook users of the animal’s plight on Mar 12, reporting  a cat “crying for help” as it had been stuck on the roof for a week.

Ms Lim said that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) had told her to call the Animal Veterinary Service (AVS) while the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they only rescue humans.

Ms Lim thanked the public for showing concern and extending help towards the rescue mission.

“We can do better as a country towards helping animals in distress, and I will privately write to the relevant departments on areas of improvements based on my ordeal in reaching out to seek help for the cat stuck on roof,” she said.

 

“We can all learn and progress from this experience so that future animals in distress can get efficient and effective help they need, without people going through social media as a resort,” she added.

The post garnered over a thousand comments, with netizens pitching in to offer solutions while the cat was still stuck on the roof.

Netizens tagged media outlets and respective authorities such as SPCA and the National Parks Board in comments to highlight the issue.

Others gave suggestions, such as opening a nearby roof and using a pail on a pole to catch the feline.

A cat whisperer was also sent down to the site but did not manage to locate the cat.

A drone was also activated to provide better visibility of the feline.

In an update on the Facebook page Sayang Our Singapore’s Community Cats on Mar 16, Ms Lim gave the good news that the cat was no longer marooned on the roof.

“Now safe and sound on the ground, although look so much skinnier,” she said.

Before that happy outcome, another concerned netizen had  used traditional Chinese metaphysics or fengshui to forecast the outcome, noting that the cat was “currently resting behind a pillar”.

“And yes, by today, the cat would be rescue(d),” the netizen added. She was correct./TISG

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