Cat ember 2025
Cat-ember 2025: Celebrating the 1-year anniversary of Cat Management Framework
About Cat-ember
Join us this September for Cat-ember - a month-long celebration marking the 1st anniversary since AVS launched the Cat Management Framework. Through community events, workshops, and exhibitions, we hope to continue our efforts in promoting responsible pet ownership and harmonious living with our feline friends.
For more information about the Cat Management Framework please visit here.
What to expect this coming September?
Week 1
Unveiling of winners from 2 competitions:
| Competition | Details of Competition | Winners |
| Youth Stewards for Nature (YSN) Photo Competition "Singapore Community Cats in the Spotlight" | Photo competition organised by YSN youths where members of the public were encouraged to submit photos of community cats
More details about the competition can be found here.
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View the winners here! |
| AVS Storybook Competition |
Storybook competition by primary school students on Responsible Cat Ownership
More details about the competition can be found here.
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View the winners here! |
Week 2
- Public seminar by Dr Jenna Kiddie and Mr Steve Goward from Dogs Trust UK on "Cracking the Cat Code: Understanding Feline Behaviour & Welfare. Sign up is free! Register here now!
- Cat-ember Fest (13 & 14 September 2025)
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Location: Boon Lay Community Club
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Date: 13 & 14 September 2025
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Time: 9am to 5pm
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Admission is free!
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Look forward to:
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Exhibition display of winning entries from the 2 competitions: Discover winning entries of community cat photographs and our cat-themed storybook competition
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Educational Carnival:
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Games and activities about responsible cat care
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Learn about community cat management
Take home a beautiful print of your favourite photograph from our "Singapore Community Cats in the Spotlight" exhibition by contributing to the Pet Cat Sterilisation Support (PCSS) programme, through the Garden City Fund. Every contribution helps provide free sterilisation and microchipping services for cats in lower-income households. Donate here or scan the QR code below:
Options: For every donation between $10 to $30, you will receive one 4R size photograph; between $30 to $100, one 6R size photograph; and if $100 or more, one 8R size photograph.
| Donation amount | Donor benefit (receive a cat photo in this size) | How you will obtain the photo |
| $10 to $30 | 4R | Print and collect on the spot at Cat-ember Fest |
| $30 to $100 | 6R |
Via normal postal local delivery within Singapore. |
| $100 or more | 8R |
Weeks 3 & 4
- Roving exhibitions of the winning entries and cat-themed activities at the following locations:
| Venue | Activity Date | Date | Time |
| Bedok Public Library at Heartbeat@Bedok | Exhibition display of winners of AVS Storybook Competition | 18 to 29 September 2025 | 10am to 9pm daily |
| Storytelling Session with cat themed books | 20 & 27 September 2025 | 11am to 12pm | |
| Cat Themed Craft & Games | 20, 21, 27 & 28 September 2025 | 10am to 3pm | |
| Admiralty Place | Exhibition display of winners of "Singapore Community Cats in the Spotlight" | 15 to 22 September 2025 | All day |
| Water Lily Pavilion @ Jurong Lake Gardens | 22 to 29 September 2025 | 5.30am to 12am daily |