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  • Cat Found Cruelly Trapped In A ‘Box Cage’: There Are Several Cases Of Disappearing Cats In That Area

    Cat Found Cruelly Trapped In A ‘Box Cage’: There Are Several Cases Of Disappearing Cats In That Area

    Cat found in a box under a stack of 5 others in a rubbish chute at Strathmore Ave Blk 50 after 2 days of being missing. Whoever did this deserve to be punished. Whether or not you’re a cat lover, every life is precious. Since last month, one by one of our community cats are disappearing and we’re afraid the same might happen to them.

    The ‘box’ was tightly wrapped with cloth and stapled to the wooden structure. (More like a funeral condolences flower stand). Police report has been made and investigations are on going. Let’s all hope we’ll catch the culprit.

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    A video that captured the incident can be found in the link here.

     

    Source: Seri Amirah

  • Animal Cruelty: Man Wrapped Up A Stray Cat In Masking Tape, Another Woman Abandoned Her Cat

    Animal Cruelty: Man Wrapped Up A Stray Cat In Masking Tape, Another Woman Abandoned Her Cat

    A man was fined S$6,000 for animal cruelty, after he wrapped up a stray cat in masking tape, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) said on Wednesday (Aug 23).

    Li Xiaojing, 30, admitted to wrapping the stray cat in masking tape after it entered his home.

    He claimed the cat had urinated in his home, and that he had taped it so that it could be taken away.

    The cat – with its entire body taped up tightly – was found by a member of the public at Ubi Avenue 1, community group Yishun 326 Tabby Cat said in a Feb 1 Facebook post appealing for information.

    The cat was taken to a veterinary clinic, where it had to be anaesthetised before all the masking tape could be removed.

    The cat did not sustain any physical injuries from the incident and has been rehomed.

    In a separate case, Noorfazanah Abdul Salam, 32, was fined S$3,000 for abandoning her pet cat.

    Noorfazanah said she had taken the cat to the vet on Nov 22, 2016, but took it back home as she could not afford the treatment for it.

    Later that same day, she abandoned the mixed-breed cat in a pet carrier at Sumang Walk in Punggol.

    A member of the public found the cat and AVA was alerted to the case the following day.

    The cat was in need of urgent veterinary attention at the time, AVA said.

    The cat has since been treated and rehomed, it added.

    Those who abandon their pets could be fined up to S$10,000 and/or jailed up to a year. Anyone found guilty of animal cruelty can be fined up to S$15,000 and/or jailed up to 18 months.

     

    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Cat Killer Jailed 18 Weeks For 2 Counts Of Animal Cruelty

    Cat Killer Jailed 18 Weeks For 2 Counts Of Animal Cruelty

    A 25-year-old man first threw a cat from the 10th floor staircase landing of an HDB block and when he found that it was still alive, he slammed it on the ground twice to make sure that it died.

    On Monday (March 13), Fajar Ashraf Fajar Ali, who works as a supervisor in the food and beverage industry, was jailed for 18 weeks on two counts of animal cruelty. He committed the acts on the 10th floor and at the void deck of Block 884 Tampines Street 83 on May 26 last year.

    Deputy Public Prosecutor Soh Weiqi said that at 1.07am that day, Ashraf had left home to look for cats to play with.

    About half an hour later, he saw the female shorthair cat at a neighbouring block and lured it into the lift with cat food.

    He took the lift to the 10th storey and played with the cat at the staircase landing.

    When the cat tried to escape, he lured it back with more food.

    He then picked the animal up and dropped it over the ledge.

    He went to the ground floor to check if the cat was alive. When he found that it was still alive, he picked the cat up and slammed it on the ground twice. He left after making sure the cat was dead.

    He stated that he had committed the various acts as he was frustrated that cats did not want to go near him.

    He was arrested five days later.

    His lawyer Amarjit Singh Sidhu said his client was deeply remorseful for his actions and regretted mistreating the cat and causing its death.

    The prosecution had sought five months’ jail for Ashraf, who has been found unsuitable for mandatory treatment order.

    District Judge May Mesenas agreed with DPP Soh that a deterrent sentence was needed to ensure that like-minded individuals do not commit such offences.

    Ashraf could have been fined up to $15,000 and/or jailed for up to 18 months per charge.

     

    Source: ST

  • Is There A Cat Killer On The Loose?

    Is There A Cat Killer On The Loose?

    A serial cat killer may be on the loose in Singapore.

    Some 50 cats have died at the Beach Road housing estate over the past three years and they appeared to have been abused, according to a YouTube video posted on Christmas Day by Coconuts TV.

    The dead cats were found with broken bones and some people suspect they were killed using a slingshot or were thrown from a balcony. Some residents have one suspect in mind, but no eyewitnesses have come forward.

    “Problem is a lot of eyewitnesses are not willing to go to the police or AVA to point fingers at this guy,” said resident Anthony Hong, who started the website Save the Beach Road Cats, said in the video.

    Authorities have reportedly looked into the matter. However, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) claimed they could not find evidence to show whether humans caused the wounds on the cats, according to the video report.

    “I do understand that the resident of that neighbourhood had reported it to the police and they had also hired a private investigator to look into the suspect… however, the police and the investigator came out short without forensics examination to determine whether they were puncture wounds caused by a sharp object or puncture wounds caused by a dog bite,” said Corinne Fong, executive director of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).

    There is also very little that SPCA could do as they have no power to detain or even “enter a suspected animal abuser’s home”, according to the video.

    Meanwhile Joanne Ng, the chief executive officer of the Cat Welfare Society, seemed frustrated at the lack of actions undertaken by the authorities.

    “Why are the authorities not doing anything about it? What happens if the person who is doing all this harm ends up murdering a small kid? Only then we’ll think it’s enough? And only then we’ll do something about it?”

    She added, “But then it would be too late right? By then, you’ve already shaped a monster.”

    If the suspect is convicted, he or she could be liable for a maximum penalty of a $10,000 fine and a year in jail.

     

    Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

  • AVA Appeals For Information On Animal Cruelty Case

    AVA Appeals For Information On Animal Cruelty Case

    The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has put out its first appeal for information, as it seeks a man to help with investigations into an animal cruelty case.

    The man wears spectacles, has a a fair complexion and was last seen wearing a striped T-shirt with dark coloured jeans, the AVA said in a statement on Wednesday.

    The case involved two cats and occurred on April 5 this year, near Block 219 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1. Investigations are ongoing.

    No details about the case were provided as of Wednesday night.

    Anyone with information on the man can contact AVA at 1800-476-1600 or [email protected]. All information will be kept confidential.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com