SINGAPORE – Animal Lovers League (ALL) – one of Singapore’s pioneer animal welfare groups – has lost its tenancy at The Animal Lodge (TAL), a facility supporting animal welfare groups and independent shelters.
The group is required to return the current eight units it occupies to the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS), a National Parks Board (NParks) cluster which oversees the lodge.
ALL owes more than 50 months of rental arrears, said AVS.
AVS director Trisha Eng said, however, that the issue was “not one that only involved overdue rent, but it was also about the welfare of the animals at the ALL shelter, making it very complex”.
“AVS had received feedback from volunteers of ALL regarding the welfare of these animals,” she said.
“When AVS inspectors visited, they found that several of the animals were sick and not receiving prompt or adequate veterinary attention; and that many animals were also showing signs of fear, anxiety and stress,” said Ms Eng.
Announcing this at NParks’ Botany Centre on Dec 8, Ms Eng said AVS “needed to take a measured approach as ALL is still taking care of its animal charges, some of which are old and sick”.
