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Investigations are ongoing in Singapore after a woman was seen in a video hitting a dog several times on its head, as well as leaving it tied up and hanging from a railing.
The Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) said on Tuesday that it “received feedback” on January 25 of an alleged case of animal cruelty that took place in a residential unit.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said in posts on Facebook and Instagram that it was alerted to the case involving the abuse of a pet poodle by a domestic worker.
Two pictures show the helper hitting the dog on an apartment balcony, while another shows the poodle tied up and suspended from the balcony railing. The dog died on January 22.
The dog’s owner, who declined to be named, said that he had his dog for nine years.
A Facebook post by Derrick Tan, the president of the charity Voice for Animals, showed closed-circuit television footage of the woman hitting the dog.
In one video, she can be seen hitting the dog with her hand and holding it down on the ground by its neck. As the dog struggles, she uses what looks like cardboard bundled together to hit it twice.
In another video, she is seen using the bundle to hit the dog in the head while it is tied to a tap. The dog was also leashed and left to hang from the balcony railing.
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The owner said that before the helper was employed, he had installed CCTV cameras around the house to look out for his dog.
“Because we [did not] have a helper, so we planted CCTVs around the house just for dogs. We need to monitor the dogs while we are busy working outside,” he added.
According to the SPCA, the dog’s owner was told by his girlfriend that the pet dog had died. This information was relayed to his girlfriend by the helper.
Due to concerns about the damage to the dog’s skull, he viewed the CCTV footage and saw the woman hitting the dog.
The helper had only been working with them for about three to four weeks, the owner said.

“The SPCA immediately contacted the authorities and advised [the owner] to file a police report against the helper, as well as report the case to the AVS,” said the SPCA.
“We have been actively involved in gathering the necessary evidence and providing guidance to [the owner] on how to navigate this challenging situation,” it added.
AVS said it does not condone the mistreatment of pets and first-time offenders caught abusing an animal may be charged under the Animals and Birds Act, and could be fined up to $15,000 (US$11,100), jailed up to 18 months, or both.
This story was first published by CNA


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Videos showed the woman hitting the poodle multiple times while holding it down on a balcony
If convicted, she could be fined up to US$11,100, jailed up to 18 months, or both


Videos showed the woman hitting the poodle multiple times while holding it down on a balcony.


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Domestic helper accused of beating Singapore employer’s dog to death

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}Videos showed the woman hitting the poodle multiple times while holding it down on a balcony If convicted, she could be fined up to US$11,100, jailed up to 18 months, or both

Videos showed the woman hitting the poodle multiple times while holding it down on a balcony

If convicted, she could be fined up to US$11,100, jailed up to 18 months, or both