Owners let dogs roam unleashed in Punggol and Sengkang, one confronts resident who calls him out
Two Stompers have separately raised concerns about irresponsible pet owners letting their dogs roam off-leash in public housing estates.
In one case, a man was confronted after allegedly letting two small dogs run free near Block 123B Rivervale Drive in Sengkang on May 25 at about 10.04am.
Stomper Mukund, told Stomp: "I asked the man why he didn't leash his dogs, and he simply replied, 'I will not', 'I don't care lah', and 'Whatever'."
The situation escalated when the man allegedly stepped closer to Mukund and confronted him with a "threatening tone".
"Seeing this behaviour, the dogs went out of control and started charging towards me," said Mukund, who recorded a video after the altercation and lodged a police report.
In the video, the man asks the Stomper: "What's your problem?"
Mukund replies: "You are the problem, because you don't even have the basic courtesy to leash your dogs in a housing area."
The man says: "Ya, ya, ya, you come here and teach me how to do things la."
Mukund responds: "Of course."
The resident told Stomp: "I am not against pet animals, but this kind of careless behaviour in public spaces is unacceptable and goes against the Control of Dogs Act."
In another incident reported by Stomper Subah, a man was spotted letting his large breed dog roam off-leash near Block 132 Edgedale Plains in Punggol -- not once, but twice on the same day.
"The dog looked like a Samoyed or Chow Chow and was walking freely in the neighbourhood," said Subah, who sent in two videos of the dog taken on July 9.
"The owner only picked up the leash after he noticed I was filming him at about 7.40pm.
"But when I passed by again at around 8.15pm, the dog was once again alone and off-leash while the man was further away using his phone."
Subah, who is also a pet owner, said the man was not just being 'irresponsible' towards others, but also his dog.
"As you can see, the dog is near the road and it could get hit by vehicles if it ran onto the road."
Pet owners are required by law to leash their dogs in public places. The maximum fine is $5,000.
