Showing posts with label HDB rules against cats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HDB rules against cats. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Never To Walk Outside Again?

Why san...why?

Truth be told, the letter from the AVA had worried me quite a lot. I had entertained the idea that someone seen Bujang and I walking and minding our own business, had been to my flat and taken down my address (oh dear). Then had called the AVA about it. But who would do such a thing as my cats and I live quiet lives and none of them are ever allowed to run about by themselves outside of my house.

I had thought of other dog walkers whose turf I might have inadvertently taken as now they would not be able to walk their dogs when Bujang is out, pigeon-lovers whose beloved pigeons have been scared off by Bujang's game of chase but not catch or just people who dislike cats. I don't really know but it is _quite strange to get a notice from the AVA about licensing my dog.

THEN I called the AVA and was told that the information came from my VET!!! WHAT! It seemed that they had given the input that I had a dog (read Ms Akira) and it was actually the certificate that I was given that read 'dog'. I had only realised this much later and when I went back to the vet (after several days), all they did was to cancel 'dog' and written 'cat' but did not rectify their error in their computers nor sent a note to the AVA.

The Support Officer from the AVA then asked me if I had a cat. I said yes, I have one...okay I have a few more but I brought only 1 cat to be microchipped at that time. She then told me to ignore the notice and asked me for the number. I guess she would amend the situation. I wonder if the AVA checks for microchips when someone brings in an animal.