The Singapura, or Kucinta in Singapore, is the smallest breed of cat, noted for its large eyes and ears, ticked coat, and blunt tail.

Investigations by the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) concluded that no wrongdoing had occurred and the Singapura kept its status as a natural breed.

visited Singapore and chanced upon a cat fitting the profile of the Singapura (with the exception of the tail) in the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Lucy Koh, a friend of Mayes, made efforts to correct the history of the Singapura presented by the Meadows but that went relatively unnoticed until 1990, when the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (currently Singapore Tourism Board) started a campaign to use the Singapura as a national mascot.

Reporter Sandra Davie was informed of the discrepancy and published an article about it in the national broadsheet The Straits Times.

The Singapore Tourist and Promotion Board (STPB) proceeded with the decision to use the breed (advertised under the name Kucinta) as a tourism mascot after CFA concluded its investigation.

[5] While in Singapore brown moggies with ticked coats can occasionally be seen, few if any resemble the Singapura, with the majority of cats being bobtailed tabbies, tortoiseshells or bicolor, and the move by the STPB is seen by locals to be an advertising move based on the popularity of the breed among tourists at that time.

[10][11] Of concern to breeders is the condition known as uterine inertia, an inability to expel the foetus due to weak muscles.

Typical symptoms includes lethargy, diarrhea, lack of appetite, poor coat quality, weight loss and jaundice.

[13] Some breeders have shown concern regarding the lack of genetic diversity in the breed due to inbreeding caused by a small gene pool.

[2] In April 2013, UK's Governing Council of the Cat Fancy started allowing outcrossing for the breed.