HDB flat dwellers, get ready for your new cat overlords. Because it’s now finally legal to have a pet cat while living in public housing in Singapore.

Starting September 1, 2024, the government is rolling out a cat management framework, which sets up rules in place for HDB cat ownership.

For the cat lovers among us, it’s been a long time coming.

In this episode of Lens on Singapore, we have a look at the history of cats in Singapore, and break down what the new rules mean for all of us.

Highlights of the conversation:

00:17 History of cat ownership in HDB flats

04:42 The Love Cats pilot project

06:38 New cat management framework

11:05 Fostering and adoption challenges

12:40 Encouraging cat adoption

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Hosted by Lee Kim Siang, edited and produced by Claressa Monteiro and Emily Liu, and engineered by Chai Pei Chieh.

With Sylvia Tan, cat fosterer; Thenuga Vijakumar and Rifdi Rafiuddin, leaders of Cat Welfare Society; and Dr. Anna Wong, group director for community animal management, Animal & Veterinary Service.

A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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