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Outsourcing the care of your pet is not simply a handover

Leaving pets with helpers or trainers may be convenient. But it’s our duty as pet owners to ensure that they are in good hands.

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Cats up for adoption at the Pets’ Day Out at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park on December 2, 2023.

Cats up for adoption at the Pets’ Day Out at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park on Dec 2, 2023.

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Aarthi Sankar

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Disturbing social media footage of a domestic helper beating a whimpering poodle left many netizens overwhelmed by shock and sadness.

A maid is now under investigation by the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) for allegedly beating her employer’s 13-year-old dog, Boyboy, to death in January,

after the abuse was caught on closed-circuit television camera.

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