Finding purrfect cause in a stray

• Clivebenss

  5 Mar 11, 12:02

  Mar 5, 2011 - Straits Times

  Tiong Bahru residents rally round to pay their favourite feline's vet bills

  By Fiona Low

  
  

  

  Books Actually has set up a donation box for Bob's veterinary bills and the vet has waived $8,000 of his fees. -- PHOTO: TERENCE YEUNG

   

  STRAY tabby, a familiar sight on the streets of Tiong Bahru in the last two years, has become a rallying point for the community there.

  Bob, as the grey feline is known in Eng Hoon Street, has seen three vets and undergone four operations, running up $20,000 in veterinary bills. Residents and shop owners in the area are passing the hat around to pay these bills. Already, Dr Jean-Paul Ly, who performed the last two operations, has waived $8,000 of his surgical fees on hearing the cat is a stray.

  With the rest of the medical bill still outstanding, Books Actually, the neighbourhood bookstore in Yong Siak Street, has set up a donation box. The kitty - no pun intended - now has $1,800.

  Bob came to the area two years ago and started charming everyone. It began following design-school lecturer Terence Yeung, 40, and his wife home, and spending some nights with them.

  Residents say the cat recognises people, and runs up excitedly to those it knows.

  Human resources director Jean Fung, who is in her 40s, said: 'He's comfortable around people and friendly - not at all like your typical aloof stray cat. It's hard to explain, but he's very charismatic.'

   

• Rock^Star

  5 Mar 11, 12:15

  Cool....people still have a heart.

• Ferret

  5 Mar 11, 14:01

  

• Dejomel

  5 Mar 11, 14:50

  A Singaporean GMH tale, for real!

• Clivebenss

  5 Mar 11, 16:08

  

  

• BanguIzai

  6 Mar 11, 00:00

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  Mar 5, 2011 - Straits Times

  Tiong Bahru residents rally round to pay their favourite feline's vet bills

  By Fiona Low

  
  

  

  Books Actually has set up a donation box for Bob's veterinary bills and the vet has waived $8,000 of his fees. -- PHOTO: TERENCE YEUNG

   

  STRAY tabby, a familiar sight on the streets of Tiong Bahru in the last two years, has become a rallying point for the community there.

  Bob, as the grey feline is known in Eng Hoon Street, has seen three vets and undergone four operations, running up $20,000 in veterinary bills. Residents and shop owners in the area are passing the hat around to pay these bills. Already, Dr Jean-Paul Ly, who performed the last two operations, has waived $8,000 of his surgical fees on hearing the cat is a stray.

  With the rest of the medical bill still outstanding, Books Actually, the neighbourhood bookstore in Yong Siak Street, has set up a donation box. The kitty - no pun intended - now has $1,800.

  Bob came to the area two years ago and started charming everyone. It began following design-school lecturer Terence Yeung, 40, and his wife home, and spending some nights with them.

  Residents say the cat recognises people, and runs up excitedly to those it knows.

  Human resources director Jean Fung, who is in her 40s, said: 'He's comfortable around people and friendly - not at all like your typical aloof stray cat. It's hard to explain, but he's very charismatic.'

   

  This cat looks cute.

• Clivebenss

  6 Mar 11, 00:18

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  This cat looks cute.

  she's cute.

• QX179R

  7 Mar 11, 18:32

  Bob the stray cat brings Tiong Bahru residents together

  
  

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