A woman\u2019s efforts at raising awareness on animal abuse<\/a> through commissioning a bus advertisement has won her the admiration of netizens online.<\/p>\n A video posted by TikTok user @Yunalimyn on Sept 26<\/a> showed an SBS Transit bus parked in a depot, with a full-sized advertisement that had female dog Wang Wang and her puppies \u2014 all of whom were brutally killed in Jieyang, China \u2014 printed on it.<\/p>\n The horrific incident, which took place on June 28, sparked a wave of protests in China<\/a> calling for stronger legal protection for animals.<\/p>\n The bus advertisement also contained messages in both English and Mandarin that encouraged people to report animal abuse instead of staying silent.<\/p>\n \u201cBe the voice that protects them,\u201d read a line at the back of the bus.<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t have to love them, but don\u2019t hurt them,\u201d read another line.<\/p>\n The TikTok user \u2014 who goes by Yuna \u2014 told Stomp she had commissioned the campaign to run for eight weeks on a single service 80 bus, which travels between Compassvale Interchange and Harbourfront Interchange<\/a>.<\/p>\n She declined to share how much it cost her, but confirmed that this is her personal effort to raise awareness about animal abuse that is not linked to any other organisation.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I first came across Wang Wang\u2019s story, it affected me deeply,\u201d Yuna shared.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat happened was extremely cruel, but what broke my heart most was knowing that she was a mother and had to witness her puppies being hurt while she was helpless to protect them,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n The TikTok user, who is also a dog owner, believes that animal abuse knows no borders.<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter whether it happened in China, Singapore or anywhere else. Animals cannot speak for themselves, and if a story like this can remind people to be kinder, educate the younger generation and encourage more people to speak up when they witness animal cruelty, then I feel it is worth sharing,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n In another video, Yuna shared her participation in a gathering outside the Esplanade<\/a> on Aug 28 to commemorate Wang Wang with a memorial bench. According to her, the memorial was initiated by a group of people who wanted to help raise awareness about animal cruelty and encourage more people to speak up for animals.<\/p>\n Wanting to spread awareness on animal abuse in her own way, she had thought of doing so through a bus advertisement as \u201cthousands of people\u201d see buses daily.<\/p>\n \u201cEven if the advertisement makes just some of them stop, think and realise that we should never stay silent when animals are being abused, then I feel it has served its purpose,\u201d shared Yuna.<\/p>\n Yuna\u2019s video on the bus advertisement has already garnered at least 68,700 views, 5,300 likes and 300 comments.<\/p>\n Netizens were filled with praise, thanking Yuna for spreading a positive message.<\/p>\n \u201cYou did a good thing, speaking out against animal cruelty,\u201d wrote one comment.<\/p>\n Many others chimed in with their own thoughts and feelings about Wang Wang and her litter\u2019s suffering.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat happened to Wang Wang still breaks our hearts till today. I pray that never another animal will ever go through what she went through,\u201d reflected one commenter.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s continue to fight until the very end \u2014 for Wang Wang and for all the animals who have experienced cruelty and abuse. I hope the day will come when they finally receive the justice they deserve,\u201d said another TikTok user.<\/p>\n A few other commenters also expressed their gratitude to SBS Transit<\/a> for approving the campaign. \u201cWow this is amazing, I never thought SBS would allow this. Thanks for the work.\u201d<\/p>\n Stomp has reached out to SBS Transit for comment.<\/p>\n Have something to say? Join in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Explore more on these topics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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