A lady who was on her way to do a kind deed of feeding stray cats got a shock when a middle-aged lady confronted her publicly about her “misdeed”.
Humaira Abdul Rahman shared her story on the Sayang Our Singapore’s Community Cats (SOSCC) Facebook page on Thursday and has been receiving hundreds of supportive comments over the weekend from netizens who egged her on to continue doing the right thing.
Humaira said that she had been feeding stray cats for the past two years and would not leave food overnight, always staying put to watch the kittens finish the food.
One particular day, she was chided by a middle-aged lady who accused her in full public view of “attracting all kinds of pests and spreading diseases around by feeding them”.
The lady said that the cats poop everywhere and that the environment is dirty because of her kind act to feed the cats.
The lady warned Humaira that she would report the matter to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority or the nearby town council management and told her not to come again to feed the pets.
Humaira noted that she had to clean up after messes left after some other stray cat feeders who left cat kibbles laying around on the floor.
“I will still continue to feed them because I am aware myself that I didn’t do anything wrong,” she said.
Humaira was worried that she would not know how to swat off the middle-aged lady in future interactions but fortunately, commenters quickly jumped in with advice.
Jenny Ong pointed out that feeding a stray cat is not illegal but littering is, according to a mediation flyer by the Cat Welfare Society.
Other commenters who jumped in told Humaira to ignore the middle-aged lady and continue on with her good deed.
Members of the public who would like to learn more about responsible cat-feeding in Singapore can visit the Cat Welfare Society website.
