Man starts website to nab serial cat killer
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Man starts website to nab serial cat killer
Audrey TanThe Straits TimesTuesday, Sep 30, 2014
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A resident feeding cats in the Beach Road area last night. Mr Anthony Hong, who has started a website detailing the cat abuse cases in the area, found out about the incidents from the elderly residents who feed the cats there.
A shopkeeper is on a mission to find the culprit, or culprits, behind the serial abuse of cats in Beach Road.
Since 2011, there have been at least 50 cases of abuse in and around the Housing Board estate across from the Golden Mile Complex, according to animal lover Anthony Hong. He launched www.savebeachroadcats.com on Sept 14 to raise awareness and appeal for information.
Just yesterday afternoon, a cat was found in the area with a stab wound to its neck.
"Most of the cat carcasses showed signs of abuse - such as slingshot wounds, knife wounds and punctures in their body," said the 35-year-old, who did not want his picture taken as he was worried about vandalism at his shop.
His site details where and when several of the dead cats were found, along with grisly photos. Mr Hong, whose sundry shop is in the area, found out about the deaths after meeting elderly people who feed and care for Beach Road's strays. One such "auntie" lodged a police report in August 2011 complaining about an elderly man seen shooting stones at cats with a catapult.
In September 2011, Mr Hong paid $2,000 to hire a private detective for a week to check on this suspect but this did not unearth any evidence. A month later, a black cat was flung from "a high level" at Block 5, Beach Road. The police and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) were called. "But the police told us they could not arrest him as there was no concrete photo or video evidence," Mr Hong said.
The abuse is seemingly still going on. Earlier this year, a few cats were found dead with stab wounds. On Aug 1, the carcass of a grey cat, with blood coming from its mouth, was found at Block 9, North Bridge Road. It was taken to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority, which is looking into the case. It said it has received feedback about the suspected cruelty cases.
Mr Hong decided to set up the website after years of appealing to the authorities yielded no results. "They kept asking us for evidence, but the elderly feeders are not tech-savvy," he said.
Last month, the SPCA and Cat Welfare Society (CWS) jointly produced posters appealing for more information. These were pasted at the notice boards of blocks in the area. Ms Joanne Ng, chief executive of CWS, urged residents there to keep their eyes open. Ms Corinne Fong, SPCA executive director, said information collected so far has been sketchy at best, and that "real credible evidence" is needed.
Madam S. K. Koh, who has been feeding strays in the area for the past 19 years, admits she has never seen the suspect harm a cat. The 74-year-old retiree said: "But when he walks by while I'm feeding the cats, all of them will run and hide."
Mr Hong, who is single, also runs a separate Facebook page to raise funds for food and veterinary bills for Beach Road's cats. His passion for cats grew in 2010, after he adopted a sickly stray which had the feline version of AIDS. He said: "I cannot understand why anyone would want to kill cats."
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Jail the serial cat killer.
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Authority should really step in and do something about it.
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hope they get the serial killer.
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.....yeah, hope the serial killer caught Ebola
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Any more news on cat killer?
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cat killer~damn it!
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Any news if they caught him>?
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Stray Cat Found Stabbed at Beach Road
More than 10 Volunteers to Hunt for the KillerTranslation of report by Eu Si Yuan in Shin Min Daily News, 29 Mar 2015
Another stray cat from Beach Road was found stabbed in the abdomen a few days ago. Determined members from an animal welfare group are assembling a team of more than ten volunteers to hunt for the “murderer” within the estate.
The incident happened at Blk 5 of Beach Road.
The Cat Welfare Society posted photos of the abused cat on its Facebook page yesterday.
The gruesome images show a cat bleeding profusely from a suspected stab wound in the abdomen, possibly inflicted by a sharp object.
Writer Veron Lau, 43, the group’s vice president, told reporters that based on the evidence, there have been over 50 cases of cat abuse in the Beach Road HDB area.
Many community cats have been found dead or dying from injuries like stab or kick wounds, or even thrown down from one of the flats.
“These acts are extremely deplorable and we strongly condemn the serial abuse,” she said.
The society intends to gather a group of volunteers to go down to the estate to catch the killer.
Miss Lau revealed that besides educating residents, they will also be going door-to-door to hopefully gather evidence regarding the serial cat abuse.
Volunteers will also evaluate whether CCTV coverage in the area is adequate, and will forward their suggestions to the relevant authorities.
Cat lovers from the estate had previously shared the costs of hiring a private investigator but to no avail.
When we visited the Beach Road HDB estate, cat lover Mdm Chan told us that after the previous few abuse cases were publicised in the media, the abuse stopped for about three months.
The abuser shockingly struck again the day before. The cat that was stabbed was still breathing when feeders discovered it but had to be put to sleep due to its severe injuries.
She says, “There used to be more than a hundred stray cats in the entire area, now there are only about 70 left”. She told us that she and other residents pooled together $2000 to hire a P.I. about three years ago. However there were no findings even after a week of investigation.
Horrible serial killer.
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hunt the horrible cat killer.
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still not yet nab that killer?
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Appalling situation, I really hope karma comes back to him and strikes him really hard. Very disgusted by these inhumane acts in Singapore.