HDB Ban Cats As Pets: Law Society Singapore President Challenges HDB’s Reasons For Cat Ban: Cat ban of The Housing and Development Board has been a controversial topic for as long as we can recall. Several prominent personalities including Member of Parliament (MP) Louis Ng have raised the issue in the session of the Parliament, hoping to seek some relief for cat lovers. Many months ago, Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) president Mr. Adrian Tan took to LinkedIn to share his thoughts on why the HDB should not ban cats. Follow More Update On 44bars.com
HDB Ban Cats As Pets
On Monday, 3rd Of January 2022, a member of the Sayang Our Singapore’s Community Cats group repost an excerpt from his post on Facebook gathered over 1,000 shares. Several cat lovers agreed with Mr. Tan’s sentiments, stating that the reasons of HDB for banning cats are not right and not even valid.
HDB Ban Cats As Pets: The President Of Law Society Says HDB’s Reasons For Cat Ban Not Relevant
The post of Mr. Tan begins off by addressing the importance of pets in our lives. As per him, they bring us happiness and help reduce stress. In difficult times like the ongoing pandemic, especially, pets can relieve loneliness by providing people with companionship.
The newly elected LawSoc president then goes on to say that cats are a great option as pets. They are easy to care for, content to stay home, they do not even bark, and most importantly they are small. These facts alone make them ideal for apartments. Mr. Tan persuades by saying that about 80% of Singaporeans live in the flats of HDB.
Whereas HDB permits 60 dog breeds, mice, birds, rabbits, and more as pets, cats are apparently completely banned. Mr. Tan breaks down the reason for this and refutes them in order. He first cited the explanation of HDB that cats are “generally tough to contain inside the flat.” Rather than reject this matter, Mr. Tan indicates that all pets need some type of restraint such as grilles. Since cats tend to be smaller than dogs, he also thinks they are relatively easier to contain, especially because they have no problem being solitary.
The President Of Law Society Criticises All 4 Reasons For HDB Cat Ban
Addressing the reason of HDB that cats shed fur, Mr. Tan compendious refutes by highlighting the fact that dogs do too. He makes a similar comparison when it comes to defecation or urination in public areas, which dogs may also be guilty of. The only difference is that cats do not do it as general, preferring their litter boxes at the house instead. The last one is that the cats do make caterwauling sounds as HDB suggests, Mr. Tan notes that this rarely occurs.
