videos emerged on social media last week<\/span><\/a> showing a woman appearing to handle a bird whose beak and wings had been taped up.<\/p>\nIn a reply to queries from The Straits Times on Oct 7, the board\u2019s group director for enforcement and investigation Jessica Kwok said that it is in the process of speaking to relevant parties and noted that \u201cappropriate action will be taken if any wrongdoing is established\u201d.<\/p>\n
NParks, which is the lead agency for wildlife and animal health, added that it takes all feedback received from the public on animal cruelty seriously.<\/p>\n
Three of four videos accompanying a Sept 29 Facebook post, which is now unavailable, show a 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 home repeatedly to eat her food.<\/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