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By Sia Ling Xin
A DOG found dead in Sengkang on Wednesday evening is believed to have been beaten to death, said the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
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A preliminary examination of the Pomeranian by a vet showed injuries to its head consistent with trauma, said the SPCA's executive officer, Ms Deidre Moss.
Police said they received a call at about 7.40pm informing them that an animal carcass had been found at Block 267B, Compassvale Link. The SPCA was notified later and its staff collected the carcass.
The dog was found with a leash on.
Ms Moss believes that the incident might have been witnessed by people at a nearby coffeeshop.
A hawker from the coffeeshop told Shin Min Daily News that a man in his 40s had earlier approached him, asking to borrow a knife. The man had been leading the dog.
When the hawker turned him down, the man led the dog to the void deck and bashed it repeatedly against a wall.
SPCA's examination of the dog found that it had been microchipped.
Microchipping - the implanting of a tiny electronic device between the animal's shoulder blades - can help link a dog back to its owner.
The carcass was handed over to the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) for further investigations yesterday.
An AVA spokesman told my paper that the dog's microchip number was not registered with them and a post-mortem is underway.
Ms Moss said: "This is an outrageous, violent act. We hope the person who did it can be apprehended soon, as he or she might be a danger to both people and more animals."
Sengkang resident Sarah Koh, 32, said she was shocked to hear about the act, as it was carried out so close to her home.
She said: "I keep thinking of how helpless the dog must have felt and who could have done such a terrible thing."
The maximum penalty for animal abuse is a $10,000 fine and a one-year jail term.
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