A kitten that was allegedly stuffed into a plastic container and rolled around in Tuas has been adopted, the National Parks Board (NParks) said.
In an updated statement yesterday, the board said it is “investigating the incident thoroughly, and appropriate action will be taken if any wrongdoing is established”.
“We have visited the premises and are in contact with the relevant persons. We were informed that the cat has since been adopted, and we will be checking on its well-being,” said NParks’ group director for enforcement and investigation Jessica Kwok in a statement.
“We thank SPCA Singapore for alerting us to this case.”
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.
An informant, a colleague of the suspected abuser, told SPCA that the kitten had been placed inside a plastic container and rolled around repeatedly.
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.
SPCA was also told that the worker involved was given a stern warning.
However, a manager there 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.
In a statement on Thursday, NParks said it had been alerted to the incident and was looking into the matter.
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.
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. — The Straits Times/ANN
