Acres At The Nee Soon Public Forum On Animal Welfa..

ACRES AT THE NEE SOON PUBLIC FORUM ON ANIMAL WELFARE POLICIES

ACRES was thrilled to participate and speak up at the Nee Soon Public Forum on Animal Welfare Policies. It was heartwarming to see important questions and recommendations raised by members of the public at the forum, on penalties for crimes against animals, pigeon poisoning and culling of urban birds and more. Thank you to Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang and Minister K Shanmugam Sc for hearing the concerns. As animal welfare advocacy group looking at addressing the root causes of cruelty to animals, we proposed the following recommendation, for the motion in Parliament to review our existing animal welfare policies:

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: World Animal Protection rated 50 countries based on animal protection index (API) published in 2020. Amongst 10 indicators, formal recognition of animal sentience in legislation was the very first key indicator. This indicator explores animal protection at various levels, for farm/food animals, animals in captivity, companion animals, working animals and animals used for scientific research, entertainment and wild animals, invertebrates including cephalopods and decapod crustaceans. In a 2023 report on farm animal welfare benchmarks on policies related to food animals’ welfare, sadly Singapore ranked in the last 4, amongst the 17 countries in the region. Many international jurisdictions recognise animal sentience in their laws. So,

Can we recognise animal sentience in our laws, as a guiding principle to safeguard the welfare of the currently unprotected animals such as animals in the food industry and unprotected wildlife such as pigeons, mynahs and crows?

Recognising animal sentience will underpin future animal welfare safeguarding measures. ACRES will continue to work on this and other recommendations related to local animal protection issues together with other stakeholders. Your support is crucial for us to continue being a voice for the voiceless!

#AnimalWelfare #ACRESSingapore #EndAnimalCruelty

📷: Louis Ng (Facebook)



ACRES AT THE NEE SOON PUBLIC FORUM ON ANIMAL WELFARE POLICIES

ACRES was thrilled to participate and speak up at the Nee Soon Public Forum on Animal Welfare Policies. It was heartwarming to see important questions and recommendations raised by members of the public at the forum, on penalties for crimes against animals, pigeon poisoning and culling of urban birds and more. Thank you to Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang and Minister K Shanmugam Sc for hearing the concerns. As animal welfare advocacy group looking at addressing the root causes of cruelty to animals, we proposed the following recommendation, for the motion in Parliament to review our existing animal welfare policies:

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: World Animal Protection rated 50 countries based on animal protection index (API) published in 2020. Amongst 10 indicators, formal recognition of animal sentience in legislation was the very first key indicator. This indicator explores animal protection at various levels, for farm/food animals, animals in captivity, companion animals, working animals and animals used for scientific research, entertainment and wild animals, invertebrates including cephalopods and decapod crustaceans. In a 2023 report on farm animal welfare benchmarks on policies related to food animals’ welfare, sadly Singapore ranked in the last 4, amongst the 17 countries in the region. Many international jurisdictions recognise animal sentience in their laws. So,
Can we recognise animal sentience in our laws, as a guiding principle to safeguard the welfare of the currently unprotected animals such as animals in the food industry and unprotected wildlife such as pigeons, mynahs and crows?

Recognising animal sentience will underpin future animal welfare safeguarding measures. ACRES will continue to work on this and other recommendations related to local animal protection issues together with other stakeholders. Your support is crucial for us to continue being a voice for the voiceless!

#AnimalWelfare #ACRESSingapore #EndAnimalCruelty

📷: Louis Ng (Facebook)

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ACRES (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society) is a pioneering Singapore-based charity and Institution of Public Character, founded by Singaporeans in 2001 with the aim of promoting animal welfare.

ACRES has six focus areas: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, Wildlife Crime Investigation, Zoo Animal Welfare, Humane Education, Community Outreach and Promoting Cruelty-Free Living.

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