�Not Always Safe For Motorist To Stop After Hitting Animal�

SPCA, with ACRES, will be lodging an appeal against the Ministry of Home Affairs’ decision NOT to include animals like cats, monkeys, birds and rabbits under the Road Traffic Act, against the proposal of the Animal Welfare Legislation Review Committee to include the latter. This means that, under current legislation, it is not a crime if the motorist knocks down, say, a cat and drives off without rendering any assistance to the cat that has been run over.

SPCA will be working on the appeal with ACRES, and we will post an update on this when apt.

We thank all concerned members of the public for sharing their views and insights with us.



SINGAPORE � The police have rejected calls to penalise motorists who negligently run over any kind of animal, a move that has upset some groups here which have been lobbying for such changes. Animal welfare activists who have been clamouring for more animals to be covered under the Road Traffic Act�

Source: http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/not-always-safe-motoris..

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The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA Singapore) is the first registered animal welfare organisation in Singapore. The two main objectives of SPCA Singapore are: to promote kindness to animals and birds, and to prevent cruelty to animals and birds.

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