SINGAPORE — A man was sentenced to 12 months’ jail on Monday (April 24) for smuggling 27 pet animals, some in laundry bags, from Malaysia to Singapore.
Gobysuwaran Paraman Sivan was sentenced for illegally importing pet animals without a licence and causing the animals unnecessary pain and suffering in the process, said the National Parks Board in a media release on Monday.
One puppy was found dead on arrival, and laboratory tests detected the canine parvovirus in some of the remaining puppies. Eighteen subsequently died. Among them was a shipment of 337 birds found in a lorry entering Singapore via Tuas Checkpoint in late March, in which the birds were smuggled in plastic boxes hidden behind the driver’s seat.
Three puppies and a kitten were kept underneath the rear passenger seat and the other eight puppies were packed in the spare tyre compartment in the boot of the car, which itself had been modified to house two layers of puppies.Smuggled puppies and cat found in laundry bags and plastic containers hidden in different compartments of a lorry.
In November 2022, NParks raided a farm in Lim Chu Kang and seized 70 wildlife specimens, including several species which are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora , such as the Leopard Tortoise, Argentine Black and White Tegu and Veiled Chameleon.The individuals involved had bred their imported Ragdoll cats at their personal residences and advertised the kittens for sale online.
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