Sunday, December 30, 2012

2012 opened new possibilities for stray animals to find homes

Pilot programmes were launched to gauge if they were suitable for HDB living.

Since the launch of a nationwide project in April to re-home medium-size stray dogs in HDB estates, animal activists are hopeful that such animals will find a loving home.

The project is spearheaded by the Action for Singapore Dogs (ASD) and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).

"This project has been quite a big breakthrough for us because now it allows some of these dogs to be taken off the streets, to at least find other avenues for homes," said Ricky Yeo, president at ASD.

In Chong Pang, steps have also been taken in...

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People living in public housing in Singapore are now allowed to have pets. This new system aims at decreasing the number of stray dogs and cats that live in the streets. Local animal lovers seem happy with this plan.

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