Lion City’s messy cat problem


Cats in cages after a trapping mission at an industrial complex in Singapore. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

XINDERELLA the foster cat has a microchip, a human guardian and a stable home, but she lives in a state of regulatory limbo. Under murky new rules governing cats in Singapore’s public housing, she is not registered to the apartment where she sleeps.

The plucky, three-legged tabby is one of an unknown number of cats that recently became legal to keep as pets in Singapore, where more than four in five residents live in public housing.

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