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Singapore’s cat licensing transition ends with more than 111,000 pets licensed
53+ min ago (303+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 1 — More than 111,000 pet cats have been licensed in Singapore as the two-year transition period under the country’s Cat Management Framework ended yesterday. AsiaOne reported that Minister of State for National Development Alvin Tan said the figure had risen…...
Pets are family to 91pc of Malaysian owners, yet most lack emergency funds, survey finds
2+ week, 6+ day ago (345+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Most Malaysian pet owners regard their animals as family, but nearly two-thirds have no dedicated savings, fund or insurance to cover their needs or emergencies, according to a new survey. The Paws & Pockets Survey by Malaysian digital…...
Singaporean retiree sets fire to cat houses, claims health hazards ignored
3+ week, 6+ day ago (329+ words) SINGAPORE, Aug 4 — A 68‑year‑old retiree who repeatedly set fire to cardboard cat houses placed at Bukit Batok void decks was sentenced to three months’ jail today, after admitting to mischief by fire. According to CNA, Koh Teng Boo targeted…...
Five Pallas’s cat kittens dubbed world’s grumpiest felines go on display in Japan
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (157+ words) KOBE, July 28 — Five young Pallas’s cats, dubbed the world’s grumpiest feline for their sullen facial expressions, went on display at a zoo in Japan on Thursday. Kobe Animal Kingdom put the four males and one female, all born in May…...
Nearly 2,000 dogs and cats neutered under Perak initiative since 2024
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (336+ words) PARIT BUNTAR, July 27 — A total of 1,935 dogs and cats have been neutered under the Perak Pawsitive Initiative from 2024 until June this year. State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Sandrea Ng Shy Ching said that during the same period, 1,285 dog…...
Keeping a cat in Singapore? Here’s what changes from September
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) SINGAPORE, July 20 — Cat owners in Singapore will have a few things to tick off their list in the coming weeks, from microchipping and licensing their pets to checking whether they qualify to keep more cats at home, news outlet CNA…...
Cat meat trade thrives in Indochina as superstition keeps brutal underground market alive
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (550+ words) PHNOM PENH, June 26 — Superstitions linking cat meat to good fortune and medicinal benefits are fuelling a brutal underground trade across parts of Indochina, where animal welfare groups estimate that around one million cats are slaughtered annually in Vietnam alone. Smaller…...
Woman accused of starving 41 cats in Subang Jaya apartment claims trial, granted RM10,000 bail
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (213+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — A freelance worker pleaded not guilty in the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court today to two animal cruelty charges after prosecutors alleged she neglected 41 cats at an apartment in Subang Jaya, causing several of the animals to die…...
Jakarta goes to the cats as strays take over the capital’s streets
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (649+ words) JAKARTA, June 18 — Three flea-riddled kittens frolic under the feet of a food vendor at a bustling train station in Jakarta, home to one of the biggest urban stray cat populations on Earth. Numbering as many as 1.5 million by some counts…...
Vietnam police rescue 400 cats from cat-meat theft ring as dozens reunited with owners
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (288+ words) HANOI, June 16 — More than 40 abducted cats have been reunited with owners after Vietnam police busted a feline theft ring and rescued 400 pets destined to be slaughtered for food, an animal rights group said today. Nine people were arrested last week…...