Dog cruelty in Singapore

I am so appalled that the person who killed this little dog has not been caught yet. Here's the low down on what happened:

Dog believed to have been bashed to death

By Sia Ling Xin A DOG found dead in Sengkang on Wednesday evening is believed to have been beaten to death, said the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Click on thumbnail to view For more photos, click here. A preliminary examination of the Pomeranian by a vet showed injuries to its head consistent with trauma, said the SPCA's executive officer, Ms Deidre Moss. Police said they received a call at about 7.40pm informing them that an animal carcass had been found at Block 267B, Compassvale Link. The SPCA was notified later and its staff collected the carcass. The dog was found with a leash on. Ms Moss believes that the incident might have been witnessed by people at a nearby coffeeshop. A hawker from the coffeeshop told Shin Min Daily News that a man in his 40s had earlier approached him, asking to borrow a knife. The man had been leading the dog. When the hawker turned him down, the man led the dog to the void deck and bashed it repeatedly against a wall. SPCA's examination of the dog found that it had been microchipped. Microchipping - the implanting of a tiny electronic device between the animal's shoulder blades - can help link a dog back to its owner. The carcass was handed over to the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) for further investigations yesterday. An AVA spokesman told my paper that the dog's microchip number was not registered with them and a post-mortem is underway. Ms Moss said: "This is an outrageous, violent act. We hope the person who did it can be apprehended soon, as he or she might be a danger to both people and more animals." » Neighbour films woman beating dog » Dog hit repeatedly with wooden sticks Sengkang resident Sarah Koh, 32, said she was shocked to hear about the act, as it was carried out so close to her home. She said: "I keep thinking of how helpless the dog must have felt and who could have done such a terrible thing." The maximum penalty for animal abuse is a $10,000 fine and a one-year jail term.

Firstly it is sickening that the abuser is so depraved that he is impervious to the pain and torture he is inflicting on his very own pet. This is the dog that has been loyally with him all this while, trusting its owner to protect and care for it! It is akin to killing your own family member. 

I can't even imagine what would happen if the hawker lent him a knife. How can he throw the dog against the wall, the floor, and hear the shrieks, yelps, whines, howls of pain but yet not stop? Apparently, after the act, he was remorseful. But WHAT IS THE DAMN POINT?! 

Obviously he has an anger problem and took it out on his dog. An innocent animal paid with its life for being in the wrong hands.

Secondly, WHAT ARE THE BLOODY PEOPLE STANDING AROUND FOR!? Why didn't anyone stop the man? 

Some speculated that the man could be crazy and one called the police, "HOPING" that they will turn up before the dog dies. 

Come on, the abuser is ONLY ONE man, and there are so many spectators. All it takes is for one person to take courage, and stand up for what is right. To protect a helpless animal against its to-be murderer. Defending the defenseless. 

I can't say what I would do in that situation, but I would NEVER stand by and watch while such cruelty is taking place. Even if it would put myself at risk, I think it would be better than watching the dog die, going home to wish I DID something, and losing sleep over it. 

The hawker says he is getting nightmares over it. He SHOULD! He is a strong young man, with a knife, no less. And the victim is a small, pathetic creature 10% of his size! 

Why are Singaporeans so apathetic? Why are there so many cowards? What will it take for someone to just shout out at the man to stop whatever he is doing? Justice needs to be done. The killer has to be identified and arrested and prosecuted and fined and jailed. Just so that people can recognize that animal cruelty is wrong.

I urge everyone who has information about the case to contact the SPCA so that we can identify the culprit. Sign the online petition by clicking here .

For every one case that gets reported, countless others suffer in silence. There was a recent incident where a dog was beaten with a baseball stick by a woman. The dog was chained to a corner in the kitchen and could not escape. All for the "crime" of bitting the owner's cushion. When will people start to value life over objects?




Frustration with your dog is not ample reason to beat it up. People need to get educated on how to train their dogs. Simply beating it up when it barks too much is not the solution. The dog does not get the idea. It doesn't associate the beating with its barking. Instead, it becomes fearful and angry, and eventually aggressive.




One way to deal with noisy dogs is to approach it quickly when it howls or barks, find its adam's apple just along the throat, put your fingers on it and give a hard jerk. This will choke the dog and it associates this discomfort with the noisy barking. Consistency is the key!


Your dog will probably give a sharp yelp of pain. It may seem cruel, but it beats (pun intended) beating up your pet regularly. You probably need a few days or weeks to get the message across to your dog. But it is worth it in the long run and you will be a much happier dog owner for it.


For a fulfilling and rewarding relationship with your dog, I urge you to go for dog obedience classes where you can get professional help on how to correct problems. If not, at least bother to go online to search for tips on dog training. It's the least you can do.