SINGAPORE - Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam condemned the gruesome killing of a community cat in Yishun, which was found on the morning of May 9 disemboweled, and with its eyes gouged out.

In a Facebook post on May 9, Mr Shanmugam said: “What kind of person will do this? This is not who we are as a people.”

Photos of the cat were posted to Facebook page Sayang Our Singapore’s Community Cats on May 9, with a warning that a cat killer was at large in Yishun.

“The cat’s name is KingKong, and he is well loved. I fed him daily and cannot believe this news,” read the post which also appealed for witnesses.

In response to The Straits Times’ query, the National Parks Board’s (NParks) group director of enforcement and investigation Jessica Kwok said NParks received feedback on a cat that was found dead at Yishun Street 51.

NParks is looking into the matter, she added.

Ms Kwok said NParks takes all feedback received from the public on animal cruelty seriously, and advised members of the public to promptly report suspected cases of animal cruelty.

Members of the public can also provide potential evidence at https://www.nparks.gov.sg/feedback-and-enquiry, or call NParks via its Animal Response Centre at 1800-476-1600.

“As with all investigations, all forms of evidence are crucial to the process, and photographic and/or video-graphic evidence provided by the public will help,” said Ms Kwok.

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