Man gets jail for setting fire to cardboard cat houses placed at void decks
A 68-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to three months in jail for setting fire to cardboard cat houses at a public housing estate. The man claimed he took the action because the structures attracted pests and birds, and he felt his previous feedback to his Member of Parliament was ignored.
Why it matters
The case illustrates the intersection of community management, animal welfare, and the legal consequences of vigilantism in a high-density urban environment.
The retiree said he had given feedback to his MP about the cat houses but felt nothing visible was done.
Koh Teng Boo set fire to cat houses as he felt they were unhygienic. (Photos: CNA/Syamil Sapari, court documents)
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