Late last month, a local animal welfare organisation found 106 live quail chicks in Lim Chu Kang.
Abandoned inside a bin like garbage, none of them survived.
Source: ACRES: Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Singapore) on Facebook
In a Facebook post on Sunday (3 Nov) night, the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society of Singapore (ACRES) said it made a “frustrating find”.
Late at night on 27 Oct, a concerned member of the public called its wildlife rescue hotline.
They reported hearing chirping sounds from a green bin in Lim Chu Kang.
When ACRES arrived, it found a quail chick on top of a black trash bag.
Source: ACRES: Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Singapore) on Facebook
More chirping could be heard from below.
The sounds came from 106 live chicks inside the bag.
Source: ACRES: Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Singapore) on Facebook
According to a video shared by ACRES, a massive number of unhatched eggs were also recovered.
When spread out, they covered a large area of ground.
Source: ACRES: Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Singapore) on Facebook
Among the numerous eggs were the motionless carcasses of chicks that seemingly died shortly after they hatched.
Source: ACRES: Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Singapore) on Facebook
Sadly, none of the chicks survived despite the best efforts of ACRES, the post said.
The group has filed a case with the National Parks Board.
It did this so that the authorities can investigate how and why the large number of fertilised quail eggs and chicks were left in a bin.
It also thanked the caller for alerting it to the case.
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Featured image adapted from Source: ACRES: Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Singapore) on Facebook.