Pet with masking tape on its snout and front legs

The beagle lay at the corner of a balcony, its snout and front legs bound with masking tape.

Abrasion sores on its legs after the tape was removed showed how the dog had struggled to get free.

The owners would bind the dog, Dimples, each time they left for work because they could not control it otherwise, officers from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) investigating the case found.

How long Dimples had been living in such conditions could not be ascertained, but “based on the condition of the skin where the masking tape was used, it was for quite a while,” said the animal welfare group.

The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore slapped a composite fine on the owners for their actions.

Dimples, described as being “happy go lucky” and very receptive to humans, recovered well from the ordeal and was adopted soon after.


Dimples has now found another home. (Photo courtesy of SPCA)

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