SINGAPORE: A 67-year-old woman was charged on Wednesday (May 13) with feeding pigeons on four separate occasions near three different Housing Board blocks in Yishun.Â
Tan Cheng Chu, a Singaporean, was handed four charges of intentionally feeding wildlife without written approval from the director-general of wildlife management under the Wildlife Act.
Charge sheets showed that Tan first fed pigeons near Block 755 Yishun Street 22 on the afternoon of Aug 3, 2025.
After a lull, she allegedly fed pigeons again this year, at a different location, Block 728 Yishun Street 71, on the afternoon of Jan 23, 2026.
She is also accused of feeding pigeons another two times in February 2026 – with the acts happening two days apart – near Block 727 Yishun Street 71 on both occasions. This time, she fed the birds early in the morning, according to charge sheets.
It is an offence to feed pigeons in Singapore, which are considered wildlife under the Wildlife Act.
