Not just cat lovers, but many Singaporeans were chilled to the bone by recent footage of a boy throwing a cat from an HDB block in Boon Lay.
Feeling outraged at the senseless act, nearly 30,000 people have since signed a petition seeking justice for the cat.
The Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) has said that the case is under investigation.
The petition on Change.org was started by a netizen named Nadya Im from Singapore on Thursday (16 Dec).
She noted that the victim was an old docile community cat. A loud bang was allegedly audible after the perpetrator threw the poor creature, presumably from its landing.
“What kind of monsters are we living with?” she questioned.
As of Saturday (17 Dec) morning, the petition had already gained nearly 30,000 signatures.
Among the reason signatories gave for signing was that they wanted to see the authorities take action.
They felt that the boy and his parents must be held responsible, even if the boy is a minor.
Source: Change.org
Others expressed concern that if the authorities don’t take action now, there’s no telling whether the boy will escalate towards similar actions against humans.
One netizen was also of the opinion that Singapore needs better laws on animal welfare.
Source: Change.org
So far, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Singapore said that they had escalated the matter to the authorities.
Similarly, the Cat Welfare Society (CWS) has also assisted caregivers in filing a report with AVS.
In turn, AVS has said that investigations into the case are ongoing, The Straits Times (ST) reported.
AVS group director Jessica Kwok said AVS doesn’t condone the mistreatment of animals, adding,
We ask the public not to speculate on the details of the case and allow investigations to run their proper course.
It appears that the authorities have taken some preliminary steps though.
CWS board member Rifdi Rafiuddin told ST that the police have spoken to the boy in the video.
SPCA executive director Aarthi Sankar also said that SPCA members have visited the boy’s family.
However, ST reported that the police have yet to arrest the boy or take him into custody.
In the meantime, various parties have urged the public to stop circulating the video of the incident due to its distressing nature.
To check out and/or sign the petition, visit Change.org here.
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Featured image adapted from Change.org.
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