Singapore’s community cats are under siege.

They live among us — not owned, but loved. Fed by kind hands. Known by name. Quiet fixtures in our neighbourhoods.

And yet, they are being hunted.

Kicked. Maimed. Killed.

In alleyways, void decks, stairwells — and silence.

They don’t scream.

They hide.

They vanish.

And the law, as it stands, does almost nothing.

We’re done being quiet.

We demand justice.

We demand protection.

In 2024, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) recorded 961 confirmed cases of animal cruelty — the highest in 12 years.

Of the 2,190 animals affected, 1,330 were cats, making them the most common victims.

These aren’t just statistics.

These are lives — lost to brutality:

 • June 2025 – A black-and-white cat found dead in Yishun, its legs grotesquely splayed — just blocks away from another recent killing.

 • May 2025 – King Kong, a Yishun cat, found mutilated — eyes gouged, organs torn.

 • May 2025 – Shere Khan, discovered injured in Punggol. He didn’t survive.

 • May 2025 – Sunshine, a Tampines community cat for over 10 years, found bloodied and dumped in a bin.

 • October 2024 – Field Field (Garfield), allegedly thrown from the 38th floor in Whampoa.

 • May 2023 – Tuxy, in Hougang, found dead, likely thrown from a height.

 • 2022–2024 – Barrie Lin, tortured five cats over two years. Two died. He got 14 months in jail.

And still, the violence continues.

At Haig Road, a woman has been reported by multiple feeders for stalking and kicking cats for over two years. One cat suffered fractured ribs. A witness statement and vet report have been submitted.

Yet NParks says prosecution may not be possible — because there is no CCTV of the exact moment of the kick.

Is this justice?

Must a cat cry out — mid-kick, mid-break — for the law to act?

This is not a string of isolated incidents.

It is a pattern.

A national failure of protection.

We, the undersigned, call on the Ministry of National Development, NParks, and all relevant agencies to:

 1. Update animal cruelty laws to allow cumulative evidence — including veterinary reports and witness statements — to support prosecution.

 2. Issue restraining orders or zone exclusions to bar known abusers from areas with community cats.

 3. Install mobile CCTV and regular patrols in abuse hotspots.

 4. Strengthen sentencing — introduce judicial caning and mandatory jail time for repeat or sadistic offenders.

 5. Publicly acknowledge this as a national crisis — and act like it is.

Every dead cat is not just a tragedy.

It’s a message.

That their lives don’t count.

That silence buys time for cruelty to continue.

Let’s change that.

Let’s tell the law:

Cats can’t scream. But we can.