Repeat Offenders in Animal Abuse Cases

Debated in Parliament on 1 Mar 2023.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for National Development about the number of repeat offenders in animal abuse cases over the past five years and the corresponding jail terms and fines for first and subsequent offences.
Desmond Lee responded that only one case between 2018 and 2022 involved a repeat offender, with fines of $5,000 for the first offence and $8,000 for the second.
The debate highlighted the low number of repeat offenders in animal abuse cases, with limited data on sentencing patterns.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for National Development in each year in the past five years (a) how many offenders in animal abuse cases have been repeat offenders; (b) what are the respective median and average jail terms and fines imposed for the first offence; and (c) what are the respective median and average jail terms and fines imposed for the subsequent offences.

Desmond Lee

Of the animal abuse prosecution cases concluded between 2018 and 2022, only one case involved a repeat offender. Fines of $5,000 and $8,000 were imposed for this offender's first and second offences respectively.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for National Development about the number of repeat offenders in animal abuse cases over the past five years and the corresponding jail terms and fines for first and subsequent offences.
Desmond Lee responded that only one case between 2018 and 2022 involved a repeat offender, with fines of $5,000 for the first offence and $8,000 for the second.
The debate highlighted the low number of repeat offenders in animal abuse cases, with limited data on sentencing patterns.

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Repeat Offenders in Animal Abuse Cases

Debated in Parliament on 1 Mar 2023.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for National Development about the number of repeat offenders in animal abuse cases over the past five years and the corresponding jail terms and fines for first and subsequent offences.
Desmond Lee responded that only one case between 2018 and 2022 involved a repeat offender, with fines of $5,000 for the first offence and $8,000 for the second.
The debate highlighted the low number of repeat offenders in animal abuse cases, with limited data on sentencing patterns.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Desmond Lee

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for National Development about the number of repeat offenders in animal abuse cases over the past five years and the corresponding jail terms and fines for first and subsequent offences.
Desmond Lee responded that only one case between 2018 and 2022 involved a repeat offender, with fines of $5,000 for the first offence and $8,000 for the second.
The debate highlighted the low number of repeat offenders in animal abuse cases, with limited data on sentencing patterns.

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Desmond Lee

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