The Police have arrested a 51-year-old man believed to be involved in a case of a cat abuse on 23 January 2016.
On 22 January 2016 at about 5.55 p.m., police received a report that a cat carcass has been found on the grass verge next to Blk 116 Yishun Ring Road. Police Officers from Ang Mo Kio Division assisted officers from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) in their investigations and established the suspect’s identity. The man was subsequently arrested on 23 January 2016 at about 1.59 a.m. along Yishun Ring Road.
The man, who is from the household which owned the dead cat, will be assisting AVA in investigations into an offence of animal cruelty. Investigations are also ongoing to establish if the man is involved in other Yishun cat death cases. Other recent cases of cat deaths in Yishun
Since the arrest of the 40-year-old man believed to be involved in a series of cat abuse cases in Yishun on 27 December 2015, there have been other reported cases of cat deaths in Yishun. Investigations into all reported cases are ongoing. In some of these cases, preliminary investigations have indicated that the cause of death may not be due to animal cruelty. For instance, for the case of the cat found dead next to the petrol station near Blk 732 Yishun Avenue 5 on the night of 21 January 2016, we had received feedback from the public which pointed to a possible road accident. AVA, with the assistance of the Police, will investigate all reported cases of cat deaths to establish if animal cruelty is involved, and if so, to apprehend the culprits.
AVA will look into all public feedback on animal cruelty and take enforcement actions against those who have committed acts of animal cruelty. We urge the public who have any information on animal cruelty cases, such as photographs, video evidence or witnesses, to contact AVA at 1800-4761600.
Under the Animals and Birds Act, anyone found guilty of animal cruelty can be fined up to $15,000 and/or jailed up to 18 months, or both for the first offence. For second and subsequent offences, the maximum penalty is $30,000 or a jail term of up to 3 years, or both.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
23 January 2016 @ 6:00 PM