My dad, Mrs Tai and I were on our way to SS2 to have our dinner this evening when we saw this incident. We were turning into the SS2 area from the LDP when we saw a kitten that had been ran over by a car. It was still alive as we could see its leg saw still moving (not just twitching). I don’t know why but lately when I come across such a scene, I feel really upset.

We noticed that the cars were avoiding the kitten but how long more can the poor kitten’s luck last? I decided to stop my car at the nearby residential area and move the kitten to the roadside. As the traffic is very heavy at this area (this is the junction with traffic lights that turns into Chow Yang/ SS2 just after Taman Megah), I had to make a big turn. I finally managed to find a spot to park my car. It was near the petrol station located next to the junction.

My dad and Mrs Tai waited in the car while I walked back to the traffic lights. As I reached the place where the kitten was, my heart sank… The kitten had been run over a few more times and was dead by the time I arrived.

But this got me thinking… Would it have been better this way for the kitten (probably dying immediately after being run over by another vehicle)? After all, if I had moved the kitten to the roadside, it would probably just suffer for a few more hours before dying. I am quite sure there’s no way the kitten would have survived.

After dinner, I called Eu Jin and asked him about this. After all, his sister is a vet and would be in a better position to advise what to do. He could not really give me an answer but he did say that taking it to the vet and getting the vet to put the kitten down will cost me money. And it’s not cheap…

So, I’m now wondering… What is the ‘best’ thing to do in such incident?