The Cats of Singapore

I was walking in Clementi today and I saw a very sad-looking cat. One side of it had bad bite marks all over it, and the tip of its ear was missing. It was all skin and bones and missing a lot of fur. I watched it for a while as it desperately tried to clean itself, and all of a sudden it started convulsing on the sidewalk, leaving a stain of blood where it was. Needless to say, I started crying on the street watching this cat suffer. I acted on instinct- I know it is NOT a good idea to start feeding stray cats, and I know that I most likely violated at least 4 or 5 Singapore laws by doing this, but I went to the nearest grocery store to buy a small can of wet cat food for this cat. I figured if it was going to die, it at least deserved a good meal this afternoon. I opened the can and put it in front of the cat, who meowed excitedly and started eating away, and then I ran away before I could get in any trouble. I was still devastated over this one cat, and then, during my walk, I suddenly realized that there were FOUR other cats across the street! very calmly watching me. These cats were healthy-sized, and it looked like they had had their share of other wild animals to feed on, as well as trash. So I didn't need to go over and attempt to rescue them.

I just can't get over the sub-community of animals in Singapore. Well, as long as the rats and roaches and other pests stay outside of my apartment I'm happy!