SINGAPORE: A 34-year-old man was sentenced to six months’ jail on Wednesday (Aug 24) for illegally importing three puppies into Singapore. He was also given three months’ jail for subjecting the puppies to unnecessary suffering or pain. Both sentences will run concurrently, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a joint news release. The man, Loh Chee Chiang, was stopped by ICA officers for checks when he arrived at Woodlands Checkpoint on Apr 22, 2016, according to the release. ICA officers uncovered three live puppies – a husky, a schnauzer and a chow chow – hidden inside a modified speaker box in the car boot. The puppies were found hidden in a modified speaker box inside the car boot. Loh, the puppies and the car were then referred to AVA for further investigations, the release stated. The puppies were quarantined for 100 days at AVA’s Sembawang Animal Quarantine Station while investigations were carried out, the release said.

They have since successfully completed quarantine, and authorities have worked with SPCA to successfully rehome them, the release said. Puppies undergoing health checks at AVA’s Sembawang Animal Quarantine Station. The authorities also warned that animals smuggled into Singapore are of unknown health status and may introduce exotic diseases, such as rabies, into the country. “The importation of any animals or live birds without an AVA permit is illegal and carries a maximum penalty of S$10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year,” the release said.Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) announced on 24 August via a press release that a 34-year-old man has been sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for illegally importing 3 puppies, a husky, a schnauzer and a chow chow, into Singapore and 3 months imprisonment for subjecting the puppies to unnecessary suffering or pain. The Singaporean man, Loh Chee Chiang, was going to Singapore through Woodland Checkpoints when the ICA officer stopped him for further inspection on Sunday (22 August) at about 12.55 am.

The officers found three live puppies hidden inside a modified speaker box in a Singapore-registered car. The man, along with the puppies, were referred to the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) for further investigation. The three puppies were put under a quarantine for 100 days at AVA's Sembawang Animal Quarantine Station to be observed for signs of infectious or contagious diseases during the investigation. Slim Vision Weight Loss Miami OkAnimals that are smuggled into Singapore are of unknown health status and may introduce exotic diseases, such as rabies, into the countryViva Air Purifier Via 1 Fortunately, the three puppies, a husky, a schnauzer and a chow chow, have successfully completed quarantine. Jk Tyres Price List 2013

ICA is working with Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to rehome them. There have been several cases of smuggling live animals across the checkpoint in recent months, which were stopped by the ICA. One man was arrested on 23 June for smuggling 22 star-tortoise at about 1pm in a Singapore-registered car driven by a 49-year-old male Singaporean. The tortoise was kept in a bag, placed amongst other bags of groceries in the car boot. The man and the animals were handed over to AVA for further investigations. During that time, the star tortoises are under the care of the Wildlife Reserves Singapore. On 19 May 2016, at about 11.15pm, a Malaysia-registered car, driven by 42-year-old Muhammad Adam Yap Bin Abdullah, was directed for further checks. ICA officers found six live puppies (four poodles and two shih tzus) hidden in a modified compartment underneath the rear passenger seat of the car. The man was sentenced to six months imprisonment for importing six puppies without relevant import permits, and three months jail for causing pain and suffer to the puppies.

Another discovery of the smuggling occurred on 4 March when a Singaporean man was found to have tried to smuggle three Red-whiskered Bulbul live birds from Malaysia kept inside a green coloured haversack underneath the front passenger’s seat of a Malaysia registered private taxi. 47-year-old Jalal Bin Basiron Samad was sentenced to three months imprisonment for illegally importing the birds and three months in jail for subjecting them to pain or suffering. ICA and AVA advise travellers against bringing live animals, birds and insects into Singapore without a proper permit. The public can refer to AVA’s website or download AVA’s mobile app, SG TravelKak for more information on bringing back animals from overseas. Blind Dog Knows Exactly Where To Go With The Help Of His Best Friend Panda Chow Chows / Facebook Woman Tries To Make Her Dogs Famous In Dumbest Way She turned her dogs into pandas. And the internet failed to swoon.Maybe because, for all the technical ingenuity it must have taken to paint her chow chow puppies in panda spots, this has fail written all over it.

The dogs made their debut on the streets of Singapore last month, flanking their owner, Meng Jiang — and quickly drawing a crowd.At first, onlookers were reportedly outraged at the sight of a woman nonchalantly walking endangered panda babies on a leash.But no, it was all an exciting deception! They're dogs dyed to look like pandas!Some people on the scene thought that was worth getting excited about and issued all the appropriate oohs and ahhs.But a few other reactions suggest more ewws and ughs were in order.For one thing, Singapore's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals released a statement roundly condemning the woman's dubious artistry."SPCA is strongly against such a practice and would advise pet owners to refrain from altering their pet's appearance in this way, because it is unnatural and unnecessary," the statement read."There are also potential side effects with no benefits to the animals. It can be physically harmful and subject the animal to stress in the process."

And then Singapore's Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) launched an official investigation."AVA is looking into the case to ensure that animal welfare is not compromised," the government agency told The Straits Times.Owner Meng Jiang defended her actions, telling The Straits Times the dogs were dyed by a qualified groomer with the utmost safety and care in mind."Being cruel to a dog is locking it up all day so it gets no exercise," she wrote to the newspaper, "starving a dog to death, not cleaning up after it and letting it live in its own filth, being cruel to a dog is beating it, NOT dyeing your dog with 100 percent organic product."We've seen this routine before. Dog owners on this side of the world as well have been known to get, err … creative, with their dogs' coats.In January, American pet dental hygienist Summer Wilson used OPAWZ, a dye touted as completely safe for animals, to give this dog an unasked-for splash of color.SUMMER SHASTA HALEAKALĀ WILSON / FACEBOOK"Haters gonna hate and make me famous," she wrote on her Facebook page at the time.