Three flea-riddled kittens are observed playing near a food vendor at a bustling train station in Jakarta, illustrating the presence of stray cats in the city. Jakarta is home to one of the biggest urban stray cat populations on Earth. According to straitstimes.com, the number of stray cats in Jakarta is estimated at 1.5 million by some counts, and street cats are ubiquitous and, for the most part, receive affectionate treatment from residents. A 33-year-old vendor named Saiful Faizin, according to straitstimes.com, provides water and leftover chicken porridge to stray cats, saying they are there to neutralise negative auras and to cheer people up. However, some residents highlight negative impacts of stray cats, including smelly cat urine, noisy territorial fights, and property damage such as scratches to motorbike seats.