Woman gets jail, fine for illegally keeping animals in captivity for sale in first such case

In a separate case, a 33-year-old man was given the highest sentence yet for a similar offence.

A Pomeranian puppy in a plastic storage container (left) and five Pomeranian puppies smuggled from Malaysia (right). (Photos: NParks)

Chelsea Ong 15 Sep 2026 12:23PM (Updated: 15 Sep 2026 12:28PM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: A 28-year-old woman was sentenced to jail and fined in the first such case for keeping animals in captivity for sale at unlicensed premises.