Two women, Mdm Tan Lee Cheng, 46 and Mdm Lu mei Hua, 43, were caught and fined for abandoning their pet dogs. They were also given a six-month ban from taking care of any pets from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA).
Mdm Tan was fined $4,000 for abandoning her son’s Jack Russell terrier. The dog was found wandering around Gangsa Road and Lompang Road last September. Upon investigation, Mdm Tan’s reasoning for abandoning the dog was that her son was not able to take care of the dog, which was given to him from a friend.
The dog was handed over to a welfare group and later died due to a medical condition.
As for Mdm Lu, she informed her domestic helper to release her pet toy poodle at a void deck in Ang Mo Kio because her dog bit her daughter’s finger. The poodle was not licensed. She was fined $3,500 for abandoning her pet as well as for keeping an unlicensed dog.
The poodle was then sent to a fosterer for care and has since found a new home while investigations were ongoing.
Those who abandon their pets could be fined and jailed for up to $10,000 and 12 months on their first time of the offence.