{
  "id": 7366334,
  "title": "Man filmed picking up community cat in Joo Seng, trying to put it in carrier, actually wanted to bring it to vet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/man-filmed-picking-up-community-cat-in-joo-seng-trying-to-put-it-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T16:54:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/09/man-cat-joo-seng-vet/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A man captured on video picking up a community cat in Joo Seng Road and attempting to put it in a carrier in the back of a car was actually trying to bring the injured feline to a veterinarian, according to the National Parks Board (NParks). The incident, which sparked controversy on social media, was first brought to light by a video posted on Sep. 5 on the Facebook group Sayang Our Singapore's Community Cats. The video showed a man in a black T-shirt and shorts crouching on grass outside an open-air car park, picking up the cat and placing it in a carrier in the boot of a car. The cat appeared distressed as the man tried to get it inside the carrier. According to the video caption, the event occurred at Block 14 Joo Seng Road. After being contacted by Mothership, Kwok, NParks' group director of enforcement and investigation, confirmed that the man is a community cat caregiver. The man had spotted the cat with injuries and was attempting to transport it to a clinic for treatment. However, the cat managed to escape from the carrier and has since been seen at the same location.",
  "summary": "NParks found that the man is a community cat caregiver.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}