They add that education and rehabilitation are needed for those who are cruel to animals. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals told The Straits Times that 2023 has seen a “disproportionately high number” of cat abuse cases in 2023. It investigated 11 such cases from January to March. In comparison, it probed 16 cases in the whole of 2022 and 11 cases in 2021.
“Youths may also lack the ability to think about long-term consequences. They may see animals as an ‘easier’ target, especially so for stray animals, as the youth might think that nobody will notice if something happens to it,” she said. She noted that while there are no local numbers that indicate that cats are more susceptible to abuse as compared to dogs, cats may remain targets of abuse owing to their smaller sizes, accessibility, and some of their behaviour traits like responses when being attacked.
However, psychologists say that while animal abusers are likely to commit other violent behaviour, they may not necessarily grow up to be criminals. “With that, we probably have a more nuanced understanding of the level of risk a person might carry in adulthood.”AVS investigating after video emerges showing boy throwing cat off 22nd storey of HDB block
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