Stop the use of inhumane traps to capture animals
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- recipient: Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) Singapore
[Update on 24 Feb 12, 4.00pm
A very big thank you to all who have signed this petition - we have reached our signature goal in less than 3 days, and the number of signatures is still increasing! This reflects the compassion that our society has towards animals, and growing awareness about animal welfare in Singapore.
A good chance for you to air your suggestions is the upcoming Singapore Animal Welfare Symposium and Public Forum on Animal Welfare Policies on 25 Feb 12 (tomorrow) where various welfare groups and grassroots leaders such as Mr. K Shanmugan (Minister for Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliment to Nee Soon GRC) will convene at. Register here: http://www.acres.org.sg/events/2ndforum.html
This petition will be closed soon and delivered to AVA. Let's hope AVA will take our appeals into serious consideration and ban the use of inhumane traps once and for all. Meanwhile, keep the signatures coming! Thank you, once again!]
This is a petition to get AVA to ban the use of inhumane traps to catch animals.
There have been reports of animals caught by glue-traps laid by pest control companies: SPCA Singapore reported on its Facebook page on 20 February about a community cat that suffered and died from being caught in a glue-trap laid in a HDB bin centre. On Stomp, a member of the public posted about a pigeon struggling to free itself after it got stuck on a glue-trap outside a shop that sells birds.
Glue-traps cause extreme suffering to animals. In attempting to free itself from the board, an animal may pull its fur off, exposing raw skin. It may take 3-5 days for trapped animals to die; some succumb to exhaustion, collapse face down in the glue and suffocate when the glue lodges in their nasal passages - this process can last as long as 24 hours. Often, the animals die from a combination of exhaustion, dehydration and starvation. Glue-traps capture animals indiscriminately - the neighbourhood cats, stray dogs, rodents and even lost pets can all fall victim to them.
There are more humane methods of trapping animals. These animals are already living a very harsh life out in the streets, let's not make them suffer more. Sign your name here and let AVA know that we care about the welfare of these animals. Thank you.
A very big thank you to all who have signed this petition - we have reached our signature goal in less than 3 days, and the number of signatures is still increasing! This reflects the compassion that our society has towards animals, and growing awareness about animal welfare in Singapore.
A good chance for you to air your suggestions is the upcoming Singapore Animal Welfare Symposium and Public Forum on Animal Welfare Policies on 25 Feb 12 (tomorrow) where various welfare groups and grassroots leaders such as Mr. K Shanmugan (Minister for Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliment to Nee Soon GRC) will convene at. Register here: http://www.acres.org.sg/events/2ndforum.html
This petition will be closed soon and delivered to AVA. Let's hope AVA will take our appeals into serious consideration and ban the use of inhumane traps once and for all. Meanwhile, keep the signatures coming! Thank you, once again!]
This is a petition to get AVA to ban the use of inhumane traps to catch animals.
There have been reports of animals caught by glue-traps laid by pest control companies: SPCA Singapore reported on its Facebook page on 20 February about a community cat that suffered and died from being caught in a glue-trap laid in a HDB bin centre. On Stomp, a member of the public posted about a pigeon struggling to free itself after it got stuck on a glue-trap outside a shop that sells birds.
Glue-traps cause extreme suffering to animals. In attempting to free itself from the board, an animal may pull its fur off, exposing raw skin. It may take 3-5 days for trapped animals to die; some succumb to exhaustion, collapse face down in the glue and suffocate when the glue lodges in their nasal passages - this process can last as long as 24 hours. Often, the animals die from a combination of exhaustion, dehydration and starvation. Glue-traps capture animals indiscriminately - the neighbourhood cats, stray dogs, rodents and even lost pets can all fall victim to them.
There are more humane methods of trapping animals. These animals are already living a very harsh life out in the streets, let's not make them suffer more. Sign your name here and let AVA know that we care about the welfare of these animals. Thank you.
We the undersigned, appeal to AVA to ban the use of inhumane methods to capture animals, such as the use of glue traps.
SPCA Singapore reported the death of a community cat after it was caught on a glue-trap laid in a HDB bin centre in Jurong by a pest control company.
Glue-traps cause extreme suffering to animals. In attempting to free itself from the board, an animal may pull its fur off, exposing raw skin. It may take 3-5 days for trapped animals to die; some succumb to exhaustion, collapse face down in the glue and suffocate when the glue lodges in their nasal passages - this process can last as long as 24 hours. Often, the animals die from a combination of exhaustion, dehydration and starvation. Glue-traps capture animals indiscriminately - the neighbourhood cats, stray dogs, rodents and even lost pets can all fall victim to them.
As a first-world nation, it is our duty to improve the welfare of animals sharing this world with us. We hope AVA would consider and implement the ban on all inhumane traps used to capture animals. Thank you.
- Concerned members of the public.
Sign PetitionSign PetitionSPCA Singapore reported the death of a community cat after it was caught on a glue-trap laid in a HDB bin centre in Jurong by a pest control company.
Glue-traps cause extreme suffering to animals. In attempting to free itself from the board, an animal may pull its fur off, exposing raw skin. It may take 3-5 days for trapped animals to die; some succumb to exhaustion, collapse face down in the glue and suffocate when the glue lodges in their nasal passages - this process can last as long as 24 hours. Often, the animals die from a combination of exhaustion, dehydration and starvation. Glue-traps capture animals indiscriminately - the neighbourhood cats, stray dogs, rodents and even lost pets can all fall victim to them.
As a first-world nation, it is our duty to improve the welfare of animals sharing this world with us. We hope AVA would consider and implement the ban on all inhumane traps used to capture animals. Thank you.
- Concerned members of the public.
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