Written Answer by Ministry of National Development on reports of veterinarians’ failure to advise on management of cat scratching or dog barking problems

Mar 6, 2020

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development in each year over the past 10 years, how many veterinarians have received (i) written warnings (ii) composition fines and (iii) suspension or revocation of their veterinary licences as a result of their failure to advise their clients about non-surgical alternatives to declawing cats and debarking dogs or to ensure that all reasonable efforts have been made to manage cat scratching or dog barking problems prior to performing any surgery.

Answer:

Over the past 10 years, NParks has not received reports of nor come across such behaviours by veterinarians.