{"id":21153,"date":"2025-12-18T23:19:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=21153"},"modified":"2025-12-18T23:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:19:38","slug":"nparks-investigating-spore-influencer-over-dog-abuse-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=21153","title":{"rendered":"NParks investigating S\u2019pore influencer over dog abuse allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE &#8211; <!-- -->The National Parks Board (NParks) is investigating allegations that Singapore influencer <!-- -->Eunice Ng<!-- --> has been abusing her pet dog. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a video allegedly posted on Ms Ng\u2019s now-deleted Instagram account, a person can be heard berating a dog for drinking peach tea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cYou\u2019re nothing more than a rat, okay?\u201d says the person recording the video before hitting the animal thrice, with audible impacts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Ms Ng, who goes by mermaid.sg on TikTok and <!-- -->Instagram<!-- -->, deleted her social media accounts following the allegations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">However, <!-- -->the video was reposted on Reddit on Dec 18<!-- -->, with social media users calling for the authorities to look into the alleged abuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals told The Straits Times on Dec 18 that it has received several reports on the matter and has escalated it to the Animal and Veterinary Service, which is an NParks cluster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to queries, NParks\u2019 group director of enforcement and investigation Jessica Kwok said that the board is aware of allegations that a content creator had mistreated a dog. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWe are currently investigating this case,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Straits Times has contacted Ms Ng for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Animal abuse\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Animal abuse<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Animals\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Animals<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Animal welfare\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Animal welfare<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for National Parks Board\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">National Parks Board<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/nparks-investigating-spore-influencer-over-dog-abuse-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE &#8211; The National Parks Board (NParks) is investigating allegations that Singapore influencer Eunice Ng has been abusing her pet dog. 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