Sometime in early June, this journalist had dropped by the office that belonged to one of the city’s animal welfare NGOs. The agenda was simple, and centred on planning a few weekend fun sessions for kids, to familiarise themselves with the city’s strays.

As one waited to chart out the schedule, a couple of bright professionals from one of the world’s biggest banks were engaged in deep discussion with one of the founder members. “We’d like for our workforce to spend time in a good cause like yours…we see this as a terrific avenue where we can help bolster a noble, lesser-known cause,” one of them elaborated.