Man who failed to take his dog for treatment of maggot-infested paw fined, banned from owning animals

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A man who said he loved his dog as his child was fined $4,500 in a district court on May 17 for not taking the animal, which lived on Pulau Ubin, to be treated for a wound infested with maggots.

He was charged with unreasonably omitting to do an act that caused unnecessary pain and suffering to the dog – a brown female mixed breed.

When Khor returned to Pulau Ubin some time in August 2021, he realised the wound had become bigger and maggots could be seen. Ms Ho’s nephew helped put her in touch with a representative of animal welfare group SOSD, who assisted in making arrangements to send the dog to a vet. The initial diagnosis was for the dog’s dewclaw – a toe that sits a little higher on the leg – to be amputated. But after being warded at the vet for 10 days, the dog recovered fully and the amputation was not needed.

 

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