Cats, particularly stray cats, actually do have benefits to the society. However, many people believe that they only bring disease and hygiene matters. By being near cats, we have a chance of getting zoonotic diseases (Retrieved from http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/zoonoses/) such as feline rabies, and toxoplasmosis. Despite that, there is also evidence from research that children exposed to pets develop tolerance, compassion and social responsibility.(Retrieved from http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/zoonoses/).It is also shown petting a cat can imrove one's psychological performance and lower blood pressure.(Taken from http://www.catsplay.com/thedailycat/2003-09-22/mind_happycat/petting/petting.html) Unfortunately, the actions taken by the Town Council instilled negative values in children, the intolerance of other living beings in our community and the acceptance of a humans-only neighbourhood. The action taken against cats, such as culling and torturing, dates back to the medieval European times. As a more advanced society, we should also try to see the benefits of having these felines around and put in effort to keep them around in our neighbourhood.
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In this research, we are going to interview residents on their views and opinions of the stray cats around their apartments so that we can establish a general knowledge about the public view on the felines around their residences. Next, we will observe the stray cats and human interaction with them. This is for finding out whether the stray cats have any sort of contagious diseases that might endanger residents, and how the residents respond to them. After that, we compile the data to see what is the impact of the stray cats on the Ang Mo Kio society, be it psychological, emotional or physical.
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