Cat abuse happens way too often in Singapore despite plenty of attention on the problem.

Here's a story of yet another poor cat.

Cat sealed in

On June 24, Yvonne Teoh shared a cautionary post on Facebook about an abused cat that she had just discovered in the dry riser inlet of an HDB carpark in Yung Kuang Road.

Discovered cat trapped in a sealed box

Here's what happened, leading to the discovery of a ginger tabby cat:

• Eddy Choo (Teoh's husband) had parked his car at the car park and was about to carry their daughter, Melody, out of the car when they heard the mewing of a cat.
• Knowing that Melody is a cat lover, he tried following the mews but to no avail.
• He then realised that the sound came from inside the closed door of a fire riser:

• Teoh's husband opened the door and found a box filled with a blanket bag, which had a cat in it:

• The cat was apparently trapped in the box "for a few hours" as Teoh's neighbour heard the mewing since around 6pm.

Friendly ginger cat

According to Teoh, the ginger cat may have been abandoned as he is not scared of humans.

And it appeared the cat felt indebted to Choo, as according to Teoh, he would move around her husband when they happen to chance upon him again when walking home:

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The cat has also been under the care of Teoh's neighbour, Siti Hajar Hayari.

She shared the following update via a comment on Teoh's post:

"Gingy is doing well and currently resting. No visible trauma found on him.. Feeding well.."

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Reported the case to CWS

After reporting this case to the Cat Welfare Society (CWS), we understand that the cat has already gone to a new home.

Teoh also shared in her post that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) are working together to investigate the case.

Speaking to Mothership, executive director of CWS Laura Ann Meranda said:

"We are grateful to the residents who came across the cat for acting promptly to rescue the cat. We encourage members of the public who have any information or evidence on the Yung Kuang cat abuse case to contact AVA at 1800-476-1600 immediately. The case is under investigation. We hope that all members of the public will remain vigilant to protect our community cats."

Laura Ann Meranda

Executive Director

Mothership has reached out to CWS for comment and will update this article with more information.

You can read Teoh's full post here:

All images via Yvonne Teoh's Facebook page