Bait, lure and trap cats

Armed with food, newspapers and a steel cage, they head out to trap cats.

If you see them in action, you may be shocked.

They are professional cat trappers. They trap stray cats for sterilisation, not to be culled.

And they're hired by cat lovers who foot the bill to trap and sterilise the felines.

They also work with the Cat Welfare Society (CWS), which feels that culling is not the way to manage the cat situation. And this time, they may have the support of the government.

Our reporters follow two professional cat trappers and documented their work:

TNP PHOTOS: Gavin Foo / VIDEO: Gavin Foo & Amanda Phua

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