The law needs more bite against people who abuse or abandon animals

They say a pet is a friend for life, but the rising number of abandoned pets suggests otherwise in Singapore.

SPCA detailed a 79 per cent increase in reported cases in its 2023 annual report. PHOTO: UNSPLASH
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When it comes to animal cruelty, I feel an intense need to say something.

Animal cruelty and abandonment cases reached an 11-year high when the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) detailed a 79 per cent increase in reported cases in its 2023 annual report. It investigated more than 900 cases in 2023.

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