Cat Found With Limbs Bounded By Cable Ties At Jurong West





A community Cat was discovered at Block 698A Jurong West Central 3, according to The Straits Times on 23rd November. This incident was reported to the local news media by two Primary school teachers, Ms Salbiah Ishak and Ms Rashal Sabeh.

Screenshot of video footage via The Straits Times. Whilst making their way home, Ms Salbiah and Ms Rashal were alerted by the unusual cries of a Cat, and decided to trace the origin of the cries. To their surprise, what they found was a stray Cat with its limbs tightly bounded by cable ties. Ms Salbiah recognized the Cat as a community Cat as she is a resident of that very block. Whilst making their way home, Ms Salbiah and Ms Rashal were alerted by the unusual cries of a Cat, and decided to trace the origin of the cries. To their surprise, what they found was a stray Cat with its limbs tightly bounded by cable ties. Ms Salbiah recognized the Cat as a community Cat as she is a resident of that very block.













She hurried home to fetch a pair of scissors while Ms Rashal tried her best to calm the Cat down, along with another helpful passer-by. The Cat was then freed by these ladies carefully cutting the cable ties after. Local Cat organization CWS ( Cat Welfare Association ) was alerted and the matter has been reported to the AVA ( Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore ).









This is the original footage from Ms Salbiah Ishak, of the freeing process, via The Straits Times on Facebook:











How You Can Help





Investigations are still-ongoing in hopes of finding the culprit. Any witnesses of this incident are strongly encouraged to step forward and share their information. You can help out animals in distress by reporting the matter immediately to related Authorities, such as AVA, at 1800-476-1600.









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