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Surveillance cameras in Singapore showed a little child throwing a beloved neighborhood cat from a building's 22nd level.
Until a resident of the same block, Block 186 Boon Lay Avenue, showed him the security film, the 10-year-old refuted the accusations. He subsequently admitted to the crime and claimed that the sole reason he committed it was because "his family did not show him love and care."
Panther, a cat owned by Boon Lay homeowner Umi Solikati, 39, was discovered dead on December 14 at around 2:00 p.m. The Straits Times stated that she had
been giving the cat food every day for almost 11 years.
Panther's death was not an uncommon incident, according to Chua Mui Mui, a 47-year-old local bus captain who is well-known for feeding the neighborhood cats.
She was cited as stating, "Five cats were hurled off from the same block in the last two to three years."
Almost 60,000 people signed the Justice for Panther petition on Change.org within hours of the video's online publication. The petition's author, Nadya Im, requested that the Singapore Police Force and the Animal and Veterinary Service "thoroughly investigate and bring the offender to justice."
The Animal and Birds Act of 1965 may not apply because the culprit is a juvenile, but Im urged the appropriate authorities to uphold the law in the hopes that this act of cruelty would be punished according to the same standards.
Anyone found guilty of animal cruelty may be subject to a fine of up to $15,000 or a term of imprisonment of up to 18 months under Section 42 of the Animal and Birds Act of 1965.
The video was uploaded to several internet communities, where it attracted a variety of commenters with strong viewpoints. One of those asked if the youngster who tossed the cat should be punished in a debate thread on the AskSingapore subreddit.
The majority of readers were adamant that the youngster, regardless of his age, should be prosecuted.
The fact that animal abuse is one of the earliest indications of psychopathy, as some Redditors noted, raises the possibility that the youngster would go on to conduct even more horrible acts as an adult.
Other users responded by suggesting that the boy's punishment should take the shape of rehabilitation and instruction.