Shafira Azlan’s care for cats extends from her rescued pets at home to a roadside colony in Setiawangsa. (Shafira Azlan pic)KUALA LUMPUR: For Shafira Azlan, feeding stray cats has never been as simple as putting out a bowl of food and walking away. Over the past five years, caring for a colony in Setiawangsa has become part of her daily life.
“Whenever we go out and see stray cats, we feel tremendous empathy for them,” said the 40-year-old, who tends to the cats with her husband.
It all began with the rescue cats they kept at home: giving their own pets good food every day prompted the couple to start sharing food with the strays they encountered outside.
That casual habit became a regular commitment when they came across that roadside colony five years ago. “They were not someplace with a roof - they were literally by the roadside,” Shafira recalled.
