Dog euthanasia sparks web backlash
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The euthanizing of a puppy in Singapore this month has sparked an online furore.
Animal rights activists say the case highlights a growing frustration among Singaporeans with affluent pet owners who abandon their furry companions after their initial enthusiasm wanes.
The seven-month-old puppy was put down on October 7 after its owner Alison McElwee said the dog had become aggressive and bit her young children.
But a local woman, Ada Ong, who rescued the dog from the streets and gave it to the expatriate, complained in a Facebook note that McElwee was obliged under an adoption agreement to return the dog to her if she could not care for it.
McElwee had the dog put down at a veterinary clinic without informing Ong, drawing fierce online criticism against the expatriate and coverage of the dispute in newspapers.
Louis Ng, the executive director of the Animal Concerns and Research Education Society, said the case was symptomatic of an increasing trend of pet abandonment in Singapore.
“We are seeing a trend where, because of rising affluence in Singapore, people are buying or adopting pets without due consideration about the lifetime commitment it involves.”
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