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About Us

And here's where it all began.....

A meeting was held on 15 September 2004 by representatives from the NTU Office of Facilities, Planning and Management (OFPM), a few members of the Nanyang Pets Support Group (NPSG) and representatives from the Cat Welfare Society (CWS) to consider the feasibility of establishing "Cat Cafes" on the NTU campus.

The objectives of the Cat Café scheme are to

Manage the homeless cat population on campus so that they are fed in a responsible manner, with the following intended results; the cats will

stay away from canteens, markets and other food service areas;
avoid invasion of residential quarters and refuse collection areas.

Gain the trust of the cats so that they can be taken for sterilization and appropriate health maintenance care. Intended results are as follows:
1. reduce the homeless cat population in the long term;
2. maintain the existing cat population in good health so that the cats do not constitute a health menace to other animals;
3. keep new, unsterilized cats from invading the campus.
Educate the campus community about animal welfare issues in relation to human health through the voluntary activities and related publicity.
Prevent and investigate cat abuse/killing on campus.
Eliminate potential conflict of the cat population with human hygiene.
End the perception that the campus is overrun by feral cats.

With these objectives in mind, NTU OFPM and NPSG representatives toured the campus and agreed on 3 suitable locations for a pilot Cat Cafe project. The 4 Cat Cafe volunteers began feeding almost immediately.

More volunteers joined, the number of Cat Cafes increased and we decided to change our name to NTU Cat Management Network on 15 March 2006 to show that we are committed to the objectives of the scheme.

Now almost 2 years down the track, we have set up 8 + 1 (satellite) Cat Cafes and over 60 staff and student volunteers.

OFPM has provided us with a holding room for recuperating cats and is contributing to the "Kitty" for purchasing cat food. CWS has agreed to sponsor 50 sterilisations for the stray cats on campus for 1 year.

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