Remember the petition some of you and I signed for the poor Artic dog that died of heatstroke. It was published in the Straits Time. However, most of us think that it’s quite impossible for the fucking owner to be jailed : ( Anyway, we’ re just hoping that in the future, anyone who abuses animals would get a deterrent sentence. Below is the article published in the papers.
Animal lovers petition for heavier sentence
They claim $3,000 fine was way too small
Friday • September 2, 2005
Dawn Quek
dawn@newstoday.com.sg
THE prosecution has 10 days to appeal against the penalty, but some 3,000 Singaporeans took it upon themselves to do it yesterday.
Outraged by the lenient penalty handed out to the owner of the Malamute that died of heatstroke after being left out in the hot sun for a prolonged period without water, animal lovers submitted 2,875 names to the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) at 2pm yesterday.
Events manager Lim Bee Leong had left his three-year-old Alaskan Malamute, an Arctic sled dog, without water and shelter in the backyard of his Bukit Timah terrace house.
The dog was found dead, with blood foaming at its mouth in the backyard littered with faeces, after his neighbour called in the police.
For causing the dog's "unnecessary suffering", the 30-year-old got away with a $3,000 fine, when he could have been jailed up to a year and fined a maximum of $10,000.
The fine is "peanuts for someone who lives in a private property", said Mr Ricky Yeo, president of the Action for Singapore Dogs society.
A volunteer for the society, Ms Jill Hum, initiated the online petition, asking the AGC to reconsider the sentence and give Lim a heavier penalty, including a jail sentence.
On why she went online despite questions about the credibility of online petitions, she said: "The computer is the fastest way to garner support within 10 days, which is the amount of time we have to appeal after the sentence was passed last Friday."
She deleted some questionable signatures with "rubbish comments" before submitting the names.
Defending the seriousness of the petition, she said: "The fact that you need to give an e-mail address before the signature goes through adds some credibility.
"People who take the trouble to do online petitions are really serious about the cause."
Arguing that it is one of the available avenues for ordinary people to voice their opinions, she said: "How else can we air our views?"
Ms Hum also acknowledged that the 10-day window is applicable only to the prosecution or the defence, and not members of the public.
Still, she hoped to make a difference.
"I'm hoping that because of the numbers, they will take some notice, read our arguments and hopefully revisit the case. It's not just 50 or 100 signatures; it's nearly 3,000," she said.
"Even if the authorities don't take action, we hope they will heed the petitioners' feelings so that in future similar cases, they will pass a deterrent sentence."
Animal lovers petition for heavier sentence
They claim $3,000 fine was way too small
Friday • September 2, 2005
Dawn Quek
dawn@newstoday.com.sg
THE prosecution has 10 days to appeal against the penalty, but some 3,000 Singaporeans took it upon themselves to do it yesterday.
Outraged by the lenient penalty handed out to the owner of the Malamute that died of heatstroke after being left out in the hot sun for a prolonged period without water, animal lovers submitted 2,875 names to the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) at 2pm yesterday.
Events manager Lim Bee Leong had left his three-year-old Alaskan Malamute, an Arctic sled dog, without water and shelter in the backyard of his Bukit Timah terrace house.
The dog was found dead, with blood foaming at its mouth in the backyard littered with faeces, after his neighbour called in the police.
For causing the dog's "unnecessary suffering", the 30-year-old got away with a $3,000 fine, when he could have been jailed up to a year and fined a maximum of $10,000.
The fine is "peanuts for someone who lives in a private property", said Mr Ricky Yeo, president of the Action for Singapore Dogs society.
A volunteer for the society, Ms Jill Hum, initiated the online petition, asking the AGC to reconsider the sentence and give Lim a heavier penalty, including a jail sentence.
On why she went online despite questions about the credibility of online petitions, she said: "The computer is the fastest way to garner support within 10 days, which is the amount of time we have to appeal after the sentence was passed last Friday."
She deleted some questionable signatures with "rubbish comments" before submitting the names.
Defending the seriousness of the petition, she said: "The fact that you need to give an e-mail address before the signature goes through adds some credibility.
"People who take the trouble to do online petitions are really serious about the cause."
Arguing that it is one of the available avenues for ordinary people to voice their opinions, she said: "How else can we air our views?"
Ms Hum also acknowledged that the 10-day window is applicable only to the prosecution or the defence, and not members of the public.
Still, she hoped to make a difference.
"I'm hoping that because of the numbers, they will take some notice, read our arguments and hopefully revisit the case. It's not just 50 or 100 signatures; it's nearly 3,000," she said.
"Even if the authorities don't take action, we hope they will heed the petitioners' feelings so that in future similar cases, they will pass a deterrent sentence."
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