The Government is proposing to allow Housing and Development Board (HDB) households to own up to two cats per flat from next year
The proposal is available for further feedback from the public for two months, and the intention is to implement it in the later part of 2024
The mooted cat management framework, if implemented, will reverse a 34-year ban on cat ownership in public flats
Beyond this, the framework also recommended the mandatory microchipping and licensing of pet cats
When the framework is launched, a two-year transition period would be introduced to allow pet owners “ample time” to meet the licensing conditions
SINGAPORE: A proposed move by the Government to allow Housing and Development Board (HDB) households to own up to two cats per flat, thereby reversing a 34-year ban on cat ownership in public flats, is in the works.
“To strike a balance between accommodating some residents’ desires to own cats, and maintaining a harmonious living environment for all, there will be limits on the number of pet cats that each household can keep,” said Senior Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How on Saturday (Dec 2).
Under a proposed cat management framework he unveiled, pet cats will also need to undergo mandatory microchipping and licensing so as to allow authorities to respond to health outbreaks more effectively and hold “irresponsible” owners to greater account, he added.
Mr Tan was speaking at the Pets’ Day Out event held at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, which was organised by the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS).
The proposal will be available for further input for two months with the intention to implement the framework in the later part of 2024, he said.
Source from Channel News Asia
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