Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts

Man tries to smuggle 2 hedgehogs through Woodlands Checkpoint

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Channel NewsAsia 3 Sep 19; SINGAPORE: Two live hedgehogs were found hidden in a Singapore-registered car at the Woodlands Checkpoint by I...

Malaysia: Influencers fuelling illegal wildlife trade with exotic pet photos

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mei mei chu The Star 22 Jul 19; PETALING JAYA: First, it was photos of food. Now, the Instagram fame game has grown to celebrities and so...

Paws for reflection: Animals blessed and rehomed as Buddhist temple marks Vesak Day

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Michelle Ng Straits Times 19 May 19; SINGAPORE - Singapore's only 24-hour Tibetan Buddhist temple marked Vesak Day on Sunday (May 19)...

2 Asian leopard cats abandoned at Bukit Batok, rescued by ACRES

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Channel NewsAsia 12 Jan 19; SINGAPORE: Two critically endangered Asian leopard cats were rescued by an animal welfare group after being f...

SPCA to start new scheme to sterilise, manage strays

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Cheow Sue-Ann The New Paper 28 Dec 18; Community caretakers, members of the public and animal lovers will soon find it easier to get s...

Wildlife group rescues abandoned marmoset seen 'appearing lost' at Punggol HDB

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Channel NewsAsia 17 Dec 18; SINGAPORE: A black-tufted marmoset, a species of monkey that is one of the most illegally smuggled wildlife, ...

National sterilisation programme to manage Singapore's 7,000 stray dogs

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Tan Tam Mei Straits Times 11 Nov 18; SINGAPORE- A five-year sterilisation programme to manage the stray dog population in Singapore was l...

Man fined S$7,600 for illegal import and possession of reptiles, another fined for abandoning cats

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ASYRAF KAMIL Today Online 17 Oct 18; SINGAPORE — A 28-year-old man was fined S$7,600 for the illegal import of a leopard tortoise, and po...

Indonesian officials conduct training for S'pore animal welfare groups ahead of dog sterilisation scheme

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Toh Ting Wei Straits Times 9 Oct 18; SINGAPORE - The Republic has roped in help from Indonesia to train Singapore volunteers and public s...

AVA looking into allegations that 18 cats were removed from St John's Island

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Jan Lee Straits Times 3 Sep 18; SINGAPORE - The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is looking into allegations that 18 community ca...

New stat board to oversee food safety and security; AVA to be disbanded

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Matthew Mohan Channel NewsAsia 26 Jul 18; SINGAPORE: A new statutory board, to be called the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), will be formed...

Malaysia: Sabah Wildlife Dept confiscates protected species kept without permits

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The Star 5 Jul 18; KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) has confiscated protected species kept as pets without permits at t...

Animal shelters worry about costs after move to new home

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Animal shelters moving from Pasir Ris to Sungei Tengah see rents skyrocket NOEL LOW The New Paper 29 Jun 18; It has been described as on...

If everyone detests puppy mills, why do they still exist?

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Siew Tuck Wah Channel NewsAsia 16 Jun 18; SINGAPORE: It is difficult to resist cute puppies behind window displays in a pet store, their ...

Woman fined S$4,000 for illegally importing sugar glider

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Channel NewsAsia 23 May 18; SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old woman has been fined S$4,000 for illegally importing a sugar glider, said the Agri-F...

Use of poisoned bait not allowed: AVA on suspected stray dog poisoning in Yishun

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Channel NewsAsia 28 Apr 18; SINGAPORE: The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has addressed a widely shared online pos...

Reports of alleged animal cruelty cases up, but actual cases fall

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Aqil Hamzah The New Paper 23 Apr 18; Someone once called the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) to give a tip-off abou...

More than 100 cases of people dealing with illegal exotic pets since 2013: AVA

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Loh Chuan Junn Channel NewsAsia 4 Mar 18; SINGAPORE: Snakes and geckos are typically considered wild animals. But for some people, thes...

Pair with sugar gliders busted at checkpoint

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Straits Times 16 Feb 18; Immigration officers at the Woodlands Checkpoint made a "sweet" find in the early hours of Valentine...

Activists raise concern over blacktip reef sharks kept in dental clinic aquarium

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Audrey Tan Straits Times 11 Jan 18; SINGAPORE - Animal activists have raised concerns over three juvenile blacktip reef sharks spotted in...