Away from the hustle and bustle of city life, nestled in a quiet little industrial estate, there is a canteen that is home to 10 to 15 adorable furballs. They sleep in a big cage by night and play in little boxes and pipes scattered around the canteen during the day. As the workers stream in and out of the canteen to get their energy boost for their backbreaking work throughout the day, little cats mill around with cute yawning faces and make for an interesting contrast to the landscape.

​During our weekly feeding rounds, we discovered this canteen and were super excited to find a cat island on Singapore, but at the same time really taken aback by the sheer number of cats found there and worried about the cats. Besides the 10-15 cats in the cage, there are some 20-30 roaming cats at the back of the canteen, where there are many car workshops and factories. Luckily, the roaming cats have been sterilised by the Cat Welfare Society. We also helped to sterilise a few of the cats there and to rehome sweet Cookie and sweet Rome.

​As the industrial estate is currently undergoing redevelopment in stages, cat angel Angela, who kindly goes down to the industrial estate without fail on a daily basis to feed all the cats there, is very concerned about the cats and hopes to rehome all of them. The factories and canteens might be gone in a year or two, and the cats will have nowhere to go 😿 Kitten Sanctuary has kindly taken in five of her cats and kittens, but there are still many of them in need of homes. At the same time, new cats are being abandoned at the canteen faster than the existing cats are being rehomed. The cats live each day not knowing whether they would see the next. They fall prey to doggies and speeding lorries. To protect them from the doggies and lorries, Angela keeps them in the cage at night. It is like a one-star hostel for the cats, with only the bare necessities available. Compared to our cats at home sleeping on comfortable beds, playing with plenty of toys, climbing cat trees, drinking clean water and eating healthy food, the cats at the canteen live in an austere environment. It is really sad.

​Please help the canteen cats! Please help us to share this post and let us know if you or anyone you know would be able to take the cats in. Thank mew so much❣️🐱 *purrs and headbutts from the cuties*

-Estimated age: 4 months-6 years
-Sterilised (except the younger kittens)
-Mostly friendly and affectionate