SINGAPORE: Two stray dogs that killed dozens of cats and behaved aggressively in the direction of residents have been captured by the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS).
The dogs have been captured at Fernvale Lane in Sengkang final Friday (Sep 8), and have been a part of a pack of three dogs that apparently attacked cats in a number of areas, together with Ang Mo Kio.
In February this 12 months, cat feeders mentioned 30 cats had been mauled to demise by the pack, which had been noticed in Ang Mo Kio, Serangoon North and Jalan Kayu.
The feeders mentioned the dogs had roamed additional since – even to Paya Lebar – and estimated {that a} complete of fifty cats had been killed.
One feeder who needed to be referred to as Mrs Ma mentioned the gradual response by AVS resulted in additional cats being killed and issues of safety for residents.
“A number (of) people were chased by the dogs. Seems like sheer luck that no one was injured directly by the dogs,” mentioned the 52-year-old, who has been feeding neighborhood cats for eight years.
AVS mentioned it was conscious of the security issues and has deployed traps, however it was not straightforward to seize the dogs.
“The reports show that the dogs roam widely, are elusive and avoid the traps. For the trapping to be successful, AVS would need time to condition the dogs,” mentioned Dr Chang Siow Foong, its group director of neighborhood animal administration.
AVS mentioned in January that the dogs had been sterilised below its Trap-Neuter-Release-Manage programme.
