Singapore: Man left 43 cats with no food and water in empty flat, gets jailed
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Muhammad Danial Sukirman, a 31-year-old man in Singapore was sentenced to 20 days in jail for neglectafter locking 43 cats in a vacant flat. He failed to provide the cats with food, water and attention between August and November in the year 2021.
On Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to 10 charges for causing "unnecessary pain and suffering" to the felines as a pet owner.
Another 34 charges under the Animal and Birds Act relating to 33 other cats were considered by the authorities for sentencing. One more charge was also considered of him not complying with a written notice which asked for his attendance before the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) officer.
The case turned out to be the largest animal cruelty prosecution in terms of pet numbers by Singapore's National Parks Board (NParks) till today, prosecutors, Ron Goh and Farisha Asharaff, of NParks informed.
According to court documents cited by Today Online in its report, Sukirman admitted that he was rarely feeding the cats and neglecting their welfare.
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As per the report, a jail sentence was imposed for the first time for a conviction under Section 42(1)(d) of the Act, linked to negligence toward animals by pet owners.
Farisha said that the 43 cats were kept in a small and confined space without adequate food and water. As quoted, the prosecutor said: "It is a case that has set its own precedent."
How did authorities find out about the cats?
The authorities found more than 30 cats and skeletal remains when they entered the apartment after contacting a locksmith to get access.
They were alerted by public feedback about a foul smell emanating from Sukirman's flat.
NParks officers contacted Danial that evening and made arrangements to inspect his flat three days later.
A joint inspection by NParks and Housing and a Development Board (HDB) officer was done on November 8. Danial was also there.
As mentioned in the report, he said he along with his wife moved into the flat to stay with his mother-in-law around January 2016.
He said they had only three cats initially, but they started to breed uncontrollably as they were not sterilised.
The cats, who were fed dry kibble once a week, were living in "severely poor living conditions" in a "filthy and unsanitary" environment. They were around faecal material, decomposing carcasses and skeletal remains of cats.