Louis Ng calls for Govt to stop the practice of poisoning wild animals as it affects more than t...
Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (3 Aug), Senior Minister of State for National Development Sim Ann said that NParks is working with the town councils to encourage them to move away from the use of toxins and to adopt animal control measures and practices that are humane and safe.
Ms Sim was responding to a question by Member of Parliament (MP) for Nee Soon GRC Louis Ng Kok Kwang who had asked if NParks could stop the practice of poisoning wild animals as it often affects more than just the targeted animals.
"Just recently, ACRES rescued a white-bellied sea eagle which had consumed the poisoned wildlife. Thankfully, it has recovered and was released back into the wild; but there are many cases where cats, dogs, and other animals consume the poisoned animal and they then subsequently die," Mr Ng argued.