Dog Lovers Can Adopt Breeds Such As Labradors, English Springers, Cocker Spaniels And Pointers Dog lovers residing in Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats can now adopt and rehome retired sniffer-dogs. This is regardless of their size, and breeds as per regular HDB regulations. Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) announced the good news for animal lovers in a press release on Monday (13 Aug), which can be found in full here. Source Through this adoption scheme, MINDEF plans to expand the pool of adopters available, which only sounds like good news to all dog lovers in Singapore. Under this scheme, adopters can look forward to dog breed such as Labradors, English Springers, Cocker Spaniels and Pointers, which were not included in HDB’s list of approved dogs previously. Do take note however, that potential adopters are still subjected to certain conditions to ensure that the dogs’ welfare are taken care of. Sniffer-dogs deserve the best in their retirement years Having served our nation during their prime years, its only fair that these ex-sniffer dogs gets showered with plenty of love during their years in retirement. Last June, MINDEF launched a pilot programme that allowed dog handlers across various canine units in our Defence Force […]
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