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We all love puppies and would do anything for them.The island republic recently jailed a 36-year-old Malaysian man who tried to transport 26 puppies and a kitten into the country.
According to Singaporean officials, this act has been called ‘one of the most serious cases of animal smuggling to date’. As reported by Channel News Asia, the man had smuggled the puppies and kitten in a lorry from Malaysia on Oct 18, 2022. The National Parks Board said in a statement that some animals were confined in laundry bags and stowed away in the vehicle’s overhead compartment. One puppy was found dead on arrival, and laboratory tests detected the canine parvovirus in some of the remaining puppies.
18 subsequently died. Had these puppies gone into homes, canine parvovirus might have spread to other dogs in the community.According to an article by Royal Canin — a French manufacturer of cat and dog food — canine parvovirus is highly contagious and is caused by an extremely resistant virus found in the external environment. The article also added that if a female dog is infected during pregnancy, the virus will affect the foetuses as they develop.
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