Although dog owners in Singapore are required to keep their pets leashed when in public places, it appears that a man missed the memo as he walked at Punggol Waterway Park with his pet poodle unleashed, causing another pet owner to confront him.
The dog owner took to TikTok on Friday (Sept 16) to share their encounter with the man.
He was with his wife and their pet dog when they came across four individuals with three unleashed poodles.
“Story: My dog is not friendly and bigger than his poodle, so we carried my dog, and the poodle followed us,” the original poster explained.
The owner was concerned that his dog might jump and attack the poodle, so he informed the man to leash his dog as he could get fined for not doing so.
“That’s when he start to charge.” The man was allegedly triggered and dropped his poodle to the ground.
“He actually came to my face and but stop(ped) cos got people looking. That’s why I wasn’t hit. What if it was just one of us and at night? Would he have stopped?” the owner said.
The original poster shared a screenshot of his filed complaint to the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) regarding the man’s disregard of the rules and his behaviour towards his pet.
The police were also alerted to the incident, although the man didn’t stay at the scene. “He for sure didn’t wait for the police to arrive to share his side of the story. I would sure like him to explain in court if we can identify him,” said the concerned pet owner.
Based on the comments, it appears that this was not the first time the man expressed aggressive behaviour towards park visitors. “This guy’s poodle charges at dogs and the occasional jogger when they walk by. He’s there every day, and his dogs are never leashed,” said a TikTok user.
According to AVS’ website, pet owners are required by law to leash dog(s) in public places. The maximum fine for not leashing a pet dog is S$5,000/TISG
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