CCTV shows youth humping cat; owner makes police report
A youth was caught on camera behaving inappropriately with a cat outside of an HDB flat in Bukit Panjang.
Stompers Aqilah and Rosy alerted Stomp to closed circuit television (CCTV) footage that has been circulating online.
The cat's owner, Ismul (@ismulazim) posted the footage on his Instagram Stories.
According to the timestamp, the incident happened on Apr 8 at about 1.51am.
In the video, the youth is seen checking his surroundings before pulling down his pants and humping the cat from behind.
The cat tries to get away from him but he lifts the cat and starts humping it again.
Ismul wrote in his post that he 'tried making a police report'.
He added that he wanted to put the footage out in hope of it going viral so 'relevant parties' can take action against the youth.
In response to a Stomp query, Ms Aarthi Sankar, executive director at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said it was alerted to the video by a member of the public on April 10.
"We have reported this to the relevant authorities and have reached out to the cat's owner to offer support.
"The contents of the video are deeply distressing and raise concerns about the rising number of animal abuse and welfare cases, including incidents involving minors in recent years.
"As the SPCA continues to focus our efforts towards education and advocacy, we urge parents and educators to underscore to their children the importance of treating all animals as sentient beings.
"The SPCA is here to provide advice and resources if required.
"We are appealing to anyone who has credible information about the identity of the person in the video to come forward and contact our 24-hour hotline at 6287 5355 Ext. 9.
"We assure you that all information will be handled with the utmost confidentiality.
"Together, we can work towards creating a safer and more compassionate society for animals."
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