About two weeks ago, one of our community cats (Boy Boy) was caught by the pest control which was activated by town council and was sent to the AVA to be killed. I called AVA the next day when we noticed him missing and Anna went to claim him back. She had to agree to have him micro-chipped and to pay $20 before he was released. She was very upset by the sight of all the doomed cats and only one that would be saved. I kept Boy Boy with me for a week as he was not well. Boy Boy is a most trusting and affectionate cat, all black with a tiny white patch at the chest and his tail is the shape of a lightning (zig-zag). We had been feeding him for about 2 years and Anna had him sterilised. I bought a huge cage just before Boy Boy came in and he enjoyed his stay very much,especially sleeping in the hammock.
I went with Anna to see the MP on the very day that Boy Boy was rescued. In fact we brought him along as Anna was going to pass him over to me. The MP agreed that TC should not catch the sterilised cats and a letter was sent to TC. Later the property officer in charge of that area readily agreed that Boy Boy be released back and also assured us that she would inform her colleagues to make sure he would not be caught again. If he is ever brought to AVA again they will kill him straight away. No chance to claim him back again! We trusted the officer and released Boy Boy. A few days later Anna received a letter from the TC property manager, telling her that they will continue to activate the pest control and remove cats, sterilised or not, whenever there are complaints or too many cats around. Later while talking to her, she explained what she meant by 'too many cats': "as long as she sees more than 1 or 2 cats within an area of a few blocks, they are too many". Dawn from Cat Welfare Society will try to help me.... while Anna is considering bringing Boy Boy to Pet Villa....
