SINGAPORE - Two women were fined and given a six-month ban from owning pets on Wednesday (Aug 16), in two separate cases of pet abandonment.
In the first case in September
last year, the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) said
Tan Lee Cheng, 46, had abandoned her son's pet dog, Galgal.
She had decided that her son was
unable to care for the Jack Russell terrier he had adopted from a friend, and
left it in the area of Gangsa Road and Lompang Road. It later died from
underlying medical conditions despite having been handed over to an animal
welfare group.Tan was fined $4,000 and issued a six-month disqualification order.
AVA's investigations later also found that Lu did not
have a licence to own the toy poodle.
Named Yoyo, it has since been rehomed. Lu was fined $3,500 and given a
six-month disqualification order.
AVA said in a statement on
Wednesday: "Safeguarding animal welfare is a shared social
responsibility... members of the public can play their part by being
vigilant."
It added that it investigates all
feedback on pet abandonment and will take enforcement action where necessary.
A first conviction for abandoning
pets carries a fine up to $10,000 and/or a 12-month jail term.
Members of the public can report
cases of pet abandonment to the AVA via its 24-hour hotline,
1800-476-1600, or its website.
FROM
THE DESK OF ANIMAL RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA.
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