Written answer by Ministry of National Development on repeated offenders of animal abuse cases in past five years

Mar 1, 2023

Question No: 2786

Question by: Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang

To ask the Minister for National Development in each year for the past five years (a) how many offenders in animal abuse cases have been repeat offenders; (b) what were the median and average jail terms and fines imposed for the first offence respectively; and (c) what were the median and average jail terms and fines imposed for the subsequent offences respectively.

Answer:

Of the animal abuse prosecution cases concluded between 2018 and 2022, only one case involved a repeat offender. Fines of $5,000 and $8,000 were imposed for this offender’s first and second offences respectively.