Some of you may have watched the video that went viral yesterday of the cats being killed (I chose not to watch it), supposedly the guy in the video got arrested but I haven’t been able to find a legit source for that info. On a more positive note, I recently noticed some “Cat Protection” boxes in Salmiya around the KISR gardens. They’re scattered around the property and they seem to be placed there to offer cats shelter.
I’m curious to know if they’re testing these out to later rollout around Kuwait.
Update: Here is the link to MOI where they mention his arrest
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I hope that guy who killed the cats gets locked away forever and neutered too.
I love the idea of these protection boxes for cats but I’m curious on how they really work? Does that cat go inside and sleep during the evenings or do people lock the cat inside to protect it?
It’s heart-warming anyhow, know some people are really thinking of ways to protect those poor souls of strays and lost/thrown away pets.
It’s just a box for cats to go into and sleep, some people build similar ones for their gardens and homes. No doors to close or lock.
Would be so cool if we can leave food near them as well. I hope more education would roll out in regards to being kind to animals. Moreover, a lot need a serious sit down on keeping pets. I have seen a lot of abandoned cats and dogs outside Avenues mall. People keep adopting/buying then for some reason just decide they don’t want them or cannot maintain them and abbandon them instead. I know there are some shelters here but again, not so famous. What also bothers me is most are agsinst spaying or neutering saying its haram like seriously, they dont understand how tough it is to bring kittens or puppies into the world only for them to end up as strays. Oops, sorry for the rant but this topic has been bugging me for years now.
You could leave food, i also spotted a water thingy for the cats as well
This is a great idea. Well done ^^
They need to be neutered . people keep feeding them and they breed , ever seen the amount of them behind mubarak al kabeer hospital ?
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Thank you! What is the deal with all the cats here, and this insistence on encouraging the stray population?! Is this like the Lite version of pet ownership? “All the cat, none of the hassle”?
At some point there’s going to be a reckoning. Either neuter, or euthanize on a large scale.
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“Encouraging” the stray population, as opposed to what, leaving them to starve to death? We try to keep them going until the government decides to introduce a neutering program. We used to have a non-profit org neuter stray’s until they shut down.
And a reckoning? Unless you plan on playing with cat turds, you’re going to be fine.
“The government will do something”.
If you can have them start with the one-crusty-eyed cat or the three-legged one near my house, that would be awesome.
Nothing says “cosmopolitan financial power” like a dozen manky-ass cats…
And you’re probably right about the cat turds. Luckily, it’s only the cats that are eating all the rice and other trash left out for them. Not like it’s getting eaten by rodents. I guess the rat traps I see everywhere are purely decorative.
But…you do you, booboo! Seems like ya got it figured out!
Much to our chagrin, I don’t think the government will adopt a spay and neuter program as some consider that to be unIslamic.
Nice idea for the rain and winter but black metal + 50c = baked cat
lol it’s wood not metal so should be better plus I think this is for night time when they sleep
Errrrr. Cats are nocturnal 🙂
What a disgusting thing for someone to do…
I like the idea of the Cat Protection boxes…We should put them around Kuwait! Maybe make them white so that it won’t be so hot in the summer.
Ok regarding the person whom gassed the kittens. He was diagnosed 2 years ago with bi-polar disease and this was a manic episode. With that being said, what are the ministries protocols regarding people like him. If a manic episode lead him to gassing kittens then its not a stretch to assume he’d do it to a child or any other creature.
I won’t be surprised if cats use it as a litter box :S
I hope not, LOL! I don’t think so though, as cats like dirt and are pretty finicky…
I saw this Cats Protection box in our neighborhood next to someone’s house. At first I thought it was just a cat house they bought but seeing now that they are being placed in several locations, I’ve realized that the neighbors placed it to welcome a street cat that requires a haven. Wish I knew about this box when I nurtured a street kitten all summer at our backyard.
Here’s the instagram account that makes these cat houses:
https://www.instagram.com/q8wood4/
thanks!