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S1E55: Inside an animal abuser’s mind: What drives such cruelty & why some say the penalties aren’t enough
Four cat deaths recently have re-ignited calls for tougher enforcement against animal abusers.
Synopsis: Every second Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with guests.
Just before the crack of dawn in early May, the mutilated carcass of a community cat was discovered on a road in Yishun.
In the days that followed, three more cats were reported to have been seriously injured or found dead in housing estates around Singapore, stoking fears of animal abusers at large.
While three of the cases have since been attributed to road…
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