The Government is proposing to allow Housing and Development Board (HDB) households to own up to two cats per flat from next year. The proposal is available for further feedback from the public for two months, and the intention is to implement it in the later part of 2024. The mooted cat management framework, if implemented, will reverse a 34-year ban on cat ownership in public flats. When the framework is launched, a two-year transition period would be introduced to allow pet owners “ample time” to meet the licensing conditions.
The Government is proposing to allow Housing and Development Board ( HDB ) households to own up to two cats per flat from next year. The proposal is available for further feedback from the public for two months, and the intention is to implement it in the later part of 2024. The mooted cat management framework, if implemented, will reverse a 34-year ban on cat ownership in public flats.
When the framework is launched, a two-year transition period would be introduced to allow pet owners “ample time” to meet the licensing conditions
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