Many spend hundreds of yuan per month on cat food alone.īut little has been done to manage the city’s street cats, and the result has been a rapidly growing population. Nearly every public park and apartment complex has its own resident pack of strays, lovingly pampered by local residents like Zhang. Local conflicts have become so common, the authorities have been forced to step in - launching new cat-management regulations, a citywide stray surveillance app, and local neutering schemes.Ĭats are everywhere in Shanghai. Similar disputes have erupted across Shanghai over recent years as the city’s felines have multiplied. “Every time I install a cat house or put out food in the compound, I … fear some residents will object and confront me and my family,” she says. She’s so concerned about her neighbors discovering her pro-cat sympathies, she refuses to reveal her full name to Sixth Tone. Zhang, a former teacher in her 50s, feels stuck in the middle. Those bold enough to lay out kibble in broad daylight risk verbal abuse from passing locals. On one occasion, the cat haters demolished the shelters during the night, forcing the cat lovers to rebuild them in a discreet spot behind some shrubs.
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