THE SINGAPORE CATS
SINGAPORE CATS
SINGAPORE CATS
SINGAPORE CATS
Singapore cats are special!
I'm not speaking here about the lame tentative to create a so-called local breed, that you do not see in Singapore anyway.
We will introduce here what are called the "drain cats". In all their beauty, glory and particularity.
Stray cats? Maybe...
Browse through our pages, check for the cats, and find what is special in these Singapore cats!
ORIGINAL DRAIN CATS
The original Singapore cats are living in the drains of the city.
This way of living puts them more closely in contact with the humans than conventional organization of stray cats would have done.
The drains give them shelter, shadow, and some food.
These drains, designed to evacuate the overflow of rain water during the equatorial rainfalls, are not to be confused with sewers. These drains are found in small streets and private houses as well, not only as big channels for roads and avenues.
Apart from the heavy mixing of cat types, normal in any stray cat colony, I could observe particularities in behavior: these local cats are definitely less aggressive than their European counterparts (but hey! in Europe cats were put close to extinction during the Middle Ages, due to vicious superstitions). They rarely gather in big groups and they share territories of a certain extent.
The excess of high rise buildings make difficult for some of these cats to keep their lifestyle. It's a pity because I'm convinced that they have developed a kind of social arrangement that is rare to observe, unless found in some remote and enclosed lands (as for instance on some Greek Islands).
I'm not an expert, but I'm sure there is something to learn there with the way the drain cats are organized.
Read also the enlighting report an Australian visitor made after meeting the drain cats in the city center.
MEET THE LOCAL CATS
They have all kind of tails: non-existent(rabbit style), half length, full length... and even extra length!
Their voices go from peeping sounds to operatic; their sizes from very small to big...
Check them all!
[Click on the names in the table to get more details]
SEND YOUR OWN PHOTOS OF SINGAPORE CATS- see details at the bottom of the page-
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INTERESTED IN CATS? Make them a favor: neuter or spay them if you take care of them!
There's no point in inflating the present population of stray cats.
See SPCA for details and recommendations in our links page-
THE SINGAPORE CATS selected by Study Web!
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In December 2000, Singapore Cats was selected by Study Web, specialists organization gathering in their Web site a list of sites of quality on subjects of interest which they select as suitable for schools, teachers and pupils. Each site is commented and rated.
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THE SINGAPORE CATS in the press!
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In their issue of Jan 98, 'The WEB', specialized monthly magazine, featured our Singapore Cats pages, giving it 4 stars (spiders, in fact!).
"Lots of nice photos of these unnoticed felines as they go
about their daily existence in hawker centres and under parked cars.A must for cat-lovers."
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CATS PATHFINDER - Index to the pages
SINGAPORE CATS
send your photos!
To document further the appeal of Singapore cats, I welcome your photos.
It MUST be the photos of local cats, not of a recognized breed.
If selected, we will put them on-line in these pages for FREE.
Thanks for your cooperation.
Peggy looks forward to retrieving your mail with a lot of
Singapore cats photos!
HOW TO SEND PHOTOS
By e-mail as electronic file
- In electronic scanned form- JPG or GIF files
- 15 to 30 Kbytes max for each photo
- Sent as Attachment to an e-mail addressed to:
freeweb@rocketmail.com
- If relevant, state sex,age,name for each of the cats
- Indicate if you wish (or not) that your own name appears with the photos
By post mail - paper photos
- Select a maximum of 3 of your favorite photos for each of the cats.
The cats MUST be Singapore cats and NOT of a recognized breed.
- Contact the e-mail address (E.Borgers-
freeweb@rocketmail.com) indicated on this page to receive the address of where to send your photos
- Send your photos to the post address that we will confirm by a message to your e-mail box
- If you want your photo back, please inform accordingly with confirmation of your full postal address
A minimum of 15 days is foreseen to process the photos electronically. There are no charges for the process made by WEBORGERS
- If relevant, indicate the sex, age and name of each cat (preferably on the back of each photo)
- Indicate if you wish (or not) that your own name appears with the photos
Note: we maintain the right to select the cat pictures for posting in these pages; the submission of your photos implicitly authorizes their publications on this non-commercial page without compensation of any kind.
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For your comments and support, pls e-mail to the above address
Thanks to Joanne Tang for the great help she gives us by proofreading our texts.
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Latest revision, this page: 16 April, 2000
