SINGAPORE: A man was sentenced to 12 months’ jail on Monday (Apr 24) for smuggling 27 pet animals, some in laundry bags, from Malaysia to Singapore. Of the 27 animals, one puppy was found dead and 18 subsequently died from a canine disease. Gobysuwaran Paraman Sivan was sentence
SINGAPORE: A man was sentenced to 12 months’ jail on Monday 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.
The units were located across Singapore, including at Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Choa Chu Kang, Marsiling, Punggol, Serangoon and Tampines.
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