Giving up her dreams so she can save JB’s street cats
Giving up her dreams so she can save JB’s street cats
Every weekend, Ms Nur Amira Jumali drives from Singapore to Johor Bahru – not to shop, but to feed and rescue stray and abandoned cats on the streets.
In 2022, she found a box of abandoned kittens. Some didn't survive. She took in the rest – and hasn’t stopped helping JB’s street cats since.
She’s helped over 1,000 cats – feeding, sterilising, and sending the sick ones to the vet. Many recognise her now and run up when she arrives.
Her shelter now houses over 80 cats – though it was built for 50. She funds it with her own money and donations.
Her time after her work as a marriage councillor is spent managing the shelter, messaging vets, and working on side hustles to raise money for the cats. Her costs have risen to nearly S$3,000 a month.
She plans to raise funds for a bigger shelter by selling her car – a project that could cost at least S$200,000.
Ms Amira had planned to pursue a PhD, but has neither the time nor the capacity. "I'm not saying that this is a bad thing … but there's still that sense of loss.”
