animal welfare group Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\nThree of four videos accompanying a Sept 29 Facebook post, which is now unavailable, show the woman \u201cscolding\u201d a restrained bird, which looks to be a mynah. In the clips, the bird\u2019s beak, wings and legs appear to be taped up.<\/p>\n
According to the woman, whose face does not appear in the videos, the bird had flown into her house repeatedly to eat her food.<\/p>\n
ACRES said in a media reply on Oct 1 that it is aware of the videos and is deeply disturbed by the content.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to the accompanying post, the bird was subjected to this treatment as \u2018punishment\u2019 for entering a home,\u201d ACRES said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no justification for such cruelty. A bird entering someone\u2019s home does not deserve to be forcibly restrained, taped up and mistreated.\u201d<\/p>\n
The animal welfare group urged the authorities to investigate the incident thoroughly, and for a penalty that reflects the severity of the act to be meted out, if an offence is established.<\/p>\n
It added that the Animals and Birds Act, \u201cwhich provides for offences involving animal cruelty\u201d, should be upheld \u201cwhether the animal is a beloved pet or a commonly encountered wild bird\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo animal should be considered undeserving of protection simply because they are common or perceived as a nuisance,\u201d ACRES said.<\/p>\n
In the first video, the woman can be heard referring to the bird as \u201chuai dan\u201d, a Chinese term used to refer to someone who has behaved poorly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll untie you if you admit you have been bad,\u201d the woman says.<\/p>\n
The bird, with its eyes wide open, can be heard shrieking loudly.<\/p>\n