A video emerged online showing a man trying to force a stray cat into smoking a lit cigarette at a HDB void deck.
The cat then turned its head away from the man, who then continued to force the cigarette into the stray cat’s mouth.
The incident went viral on social media and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) were made known to it and are investigating.
What happened?
The video was posted online on 11 September, where a man was seen approaching the white and black stray cat at the void deck and petting it.
He then offered the cigarette tot he cat, who sniffed it before leaning away from the cancer stick.
The man, undeterred, then continued to put the cigarette near the cat’s mouth and refused to leave the poor cat alone.
The cat then tried to escape but the man then grabbed the cat in place and refused to let it leave, and he then forced the cigarette into the cat’s mouth.
The cat then resisted and twisted around to avoid the cigarrete and the man eventually relented and lets the cat leave.
SPCA investigating
SPCA executive director Aarthi Sankar, confirmed that the organisation is investigating the incident after receiving an alert on 13 September.