Singapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The Singapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered animal welfare charity in Singapore.

Background

Until 1947 when a newspaper report dated 3 October 1878 was found mentioning the Singapore SPCA, no information was available on when and how the Singapore SPCA was set up.

After the Japanese occupation of Singapore, the RSPCA, as it was known then, was restarted by Miss Lucia Bach, an Englishwoman. She ran a boarding house and also took in unwanted stray animals.

In 1954, the RSPCA was set up formally and moved to Orchard Road, facilitated by the presence of an RSPCA from England to run the operation and train an inspector. Two additional staff members were hired as a telephone operator and a driver of its first official vehicle.

When Singapore ceased to be a crown colony in 1959, RSPCA was renamed the SPCA. In 1984, the SPCA moved to 31 Mount Vernon Road after the Government acquired the Orchard Road land.

The Singapore SPCA plays an important role in animal rescue.It is not government funded and depend on donations, charity organizations, memberships and money from selling of SPCA merchandise from the public.

The Singapore SPCA receives more than 400 unwanted, abandoned or abused animals.They also depend on volunteers who are willing to lend a helping hand to the SPCA.

Objectives & Services

The Singapore SPCA's 2 main objectives are to promote kindness to animals and birds, and to prevent cruelty to animals and birds.

The SPCA provides various animal welfare services to the community including investigation of cruelty complaints, a 24-hour emergency service for sick, injured and very young animals and an adoption programme.

Financial Information

The Singapore SPCA relies primarily on donations from the public to fund its operations. In its website, it states that "over $2,000,000 annually is required to carry out the animal welfare work."

In 2010, they received over S$2.2 million from various avenues such as cash donations, membership fees, fund-raising events and sales of souvenirs and pet supplies. In that same year, their total expenditure was over S$2.1 million.^[1]

See also

• Animal Rights
• Cruelty to animals
• Humane Society
• Overpopulation (animals)
• List of voluntary welfare organisations in Singapore

References

External links

• Official website