Cats reside at each of the 20 stables, with up to about 20 in some of them. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Turf Club in Kranji is not only home to over 700 horses - more than 100 cats also reside in its stables.t the STC will be shut by March 2027 and returned to the Government for redevelopment,Apprentice jockey Jerlyn Seow, 29, who has been feeding the cats since 2015, said she and many staff members are devastated over having to say goodbye to them.
Ms Seow said the cats, consisting of kittens to older cats, roam freely. Cats reside in each of the 20 stables, with up to about 20 in some of them.Many of the cats are sterilised, she added, but some feral ones are hard to trap, and they have multiplied over the years. “CWS will be happy to work with the management of the , National Parks Board and other stakeholders to plan and execute a comprehensive Trap-Neuter-Return-Manage plan within the premises,” she said.
Ms Seow said she is unsure when the cats have to be moved, and how, “because as long as there are still horses here, there will still be people around to help out with the cats”.
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