{"id":1390,"date":"2025-06-26T16:38:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/nparks-probing-case-of-kitten-allegedly-stuffed-in-container-rolled-around\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:38:55","slug":"nparks-probing-case-of-kitten-allegedly-stuffed-in-container-rolled-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/nparks-probing-case-of-kitten-allegedly-stuffed-in-container-rolled-around\/","title":{"rendered":"NParks probing case of kitten allegedly stuffed in container, rolled around"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A suspected case of animal abuse, where a kitten was allegedly placed in a plastic container and rolled around, is being looked into by the National Parks Board (NParks).<\/p>\n

“NParks was alerted to an alleged mistreatment of a kitten at Tech Park Crescent and is looking into the matter,” Ms Jessica Kwok, group director of enforcement and investigation, said in a statement on June 26.<\/p>\n

The incident took place in a workers’ canteen at Tech Park Crescent in Tuas on the night of March 26, between 9.45pm and 10.30pm, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said in a June 23 Facebook post on the incident.<\/p>\n

An informant, a colleague of the suspected abuser, told the SPCA that the kitten had been placed inside a plastic container and rolled around repeatedly.<\/p>\n

SPCA’s inspectors conducted an unannounced inspection on April 1, during which they were told that the cat had since been released as it was a community animal, the organisation added in the Facebook post.<\/p>\n

SPCA was also told that the worker involved was given a stern warning.<\/p>\n

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However, an on-site manager declined to show any CCTV footage or facilitate further investigation, said SPCA, prompting it to refer the matter to the Animal and Veterinary Service – a cluster within NParks – for a follow-up.<\/p>\n

According to SPCA’s statistics, 220 of 453 reported animal abuse cases in 2024 involved cats, making them the most frequently abused animal species in Singapore.<\/p>\n

The types of abuse include physical harm, inhumane trapping, hit-and-run incidents, intentional injury or killing, the use of aversive training methods, and abandonment.<\/p>\n

Under Singapore’s Animals and Birds Act, first-time offenders found guilty of animal cruelty can be jailed for up to 18 months, fined up to $15,000, or both. Repeat offenders may be jailed for up to three years, fined up to $30,000, or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Angelica Ang for The Straits Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A suspected case of animal abuse, where a kitten was allegedly placed in a plastic container and rolled around, is being looked into by the National Parks Board (NParks). “NParks was alerted to an alleged mistreatment of a kitten at Tech Park Crescent and is looking into the matter,” Ms Jessica Kwok, group director of…<\/p>\n

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