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Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Malay Mail
Woman charged with keeping 79 dogs in Singapore home, faces 82 offences
SINGAPORE, July 26 — A 50-year-old Singaporean woman has been charged with multiple animal-related offences after she allegedly kept 79 dogs — mostly miniature poodles — in a private Sembawang property without the necessary licences and failed to microchip them. According to The New Paper, Julia Moss is facing 82 charges in total, most of which are for owning unlicensed dogs. She is accused of housing the dogs at a property along Wak Hassan Drive on August 28, 2024 — far exceeding Singapore's legal cap of three dogs per private premises. Moss also allegedly did not comply with a requirement issued by the Director-General of Animal Health and Welfare on May 29, 2023, which gave her until August 27 last year to microchip the animals. One day after the deadline, she was found to still be in breach of the directive. In addition, The New Paper reported that Moss failed to inform authorities of her plans to move the dogs on January 25 this year. The address listed in the charge was for another house along the same street. She is also accused of not providing the new address to the director-general, which violates the Animals and Birds Act. The case has been adjourned to give Moss time to engage legal representation. She is due to return to court on August 20. Animal welfare group Voices For Animals told The New Paper that 37 of the 79 dogs have since been rehomed. Under Singapore law, keeping more than three dogs in a private property without a licence carries a fine of up to S$5,000 (RM16,500). Failing to microchip the animals, as directed, is punishable by a fine of up to S$10,000, imprisonment for up to a year, or both. Each count of owning an unlicensed dog also comes with a potential fine of up to S$5,000. Not informing the authorities before relocating animals may result in a jail term of up to six months, a fine of up to S$5,000, or both.
CNA
7 days ago
- CNA
Woman charged with keeping 79 dogs in a landed home, exceeding limit of 3
SINGAPORE: A woman has been charged with keeping at least 79 dogs in a house, owning them without a licence and failing to microchip all the animals she had. Julia Nicole Moss, a 50-year-old Singaporean, returned to court on Wednesday (Jul 23) for a further mention of her case. She faces a total of 82 charges related to owning animals. Most of them are for not licensing miniature poodles. She is accused of keeping at least 79 dogs at a landed property along Wak Hassan Drive on Aug 28, 2024, far exceeding the limit of three dogs for private premises. On that same date, she allegedly failed to microchip all the animals she owned, which was a direction issued to her by the Director-General of Animal Health and Welfare on May 29, 2024. On Jan 25 this year, she allegedly failed to inform the Director-General that she was going to remove the 79 dogs in her care from the premises. The location stated in the charge was another house along Wak Hassan Drive. Moss is also accused of failing to furnish the Director-General with the new address where the dogs could be found, which is a contravention of the Animals and Birds Act. The case was adjourned for Moss to engage counsel. She will return to court in August. For keeping more than three dogs at her premises, which was not a dog farm or pet shop, she could be fined up to S$5,000. For failing to comply with the Director-General's directions to microchip her dogs, she could be jailed for up to 12 months, fined up to S$10,000, or both. For owning a dog without a licence, she could be fined up to S$5,000 per charge.
