Law Minister Weighs In On Platinium Dogs Club Saga: Let The Police Do Their Job

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, dogs are a hot issue in Singapore.

Or to be more specific, a pet boarder business in Singapore was accused of mistreating dogs.

Here’s a quick overview of the timeline because it’s getting complicated:

20 & 25 Dec 2018: 

Two dog owners spoke up about their experience with Platinium Dogs Club, a pet boarder in Singapore.

Their happy and healthy dogs came back dirty with skin inflammation and lesions.

With their posts, others started speaking up with their own experiences.

27 Dec 2018: 

A heartbroken dog owner weighed in on her own experience with Platinium Dogs Club. Her dog died under Platinium Dogs Club’s care.

And the owner of the pet boarding service, instead of showing remorse, allegedly threatened to bring her to court for harassing her.

29 Dec 2018:

Authorities raided the property that was used as the pet boarding facility.

The police, Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) and the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) were involved in the operation.

It was discovered that the owner of the property (who reportedly rented the house to a dog groomer) wasn’t aware of its usage.

3 Jan 2019:

A frantic owner with missing dog begged the owner of Platinium Dogs Club for information on her missing dog, Prince.

The woman, however, ignored her and went about her business.

She reportedly waved goodbye to the press when she departed from the house.

When the car drove off, it allegedly knocked into a forty-year-old man from the group that had gathered in front of the pet boarding facility.

He had to be sent to Ng Teng Fong Hospital.

5 Jan: Law Minister Shanmugan Weighs In On The Saga

I’m pretty sure anyone in Singapore would’ve known who this is.

Yes, he’s Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, the guy who grilled Facebook during the fake news saga.

Here’s what he has to say about the entire Platinium Dogs Saga.

Let the police and relevant authorities do their work.

The incident will be investigated thoroughly and every infraction of the law punished accordingly.

Including, he says, actions taken by parties angered by the owner’s irresponsibility and flippancy towards the issue.

So things like gathering in front of the property, sending hate messages and death threats?

Yeah, you might just end up in jail even though “she started it”.

Two wrongs don’t make a right, after all. 

Here’s what he has written lest you can’t read the Facebook post:

[ Platinium Dogs Club ]

Several serious allegations have been made against Platinum Dog Club.

Both AVA and Police have been actively investigating the allegations. Police have raided the Club as part of the investigations.

Singaporeans can rest assured: there will be thorough investigations and there will be due process. Anyone who has engaged in illegal acts will face the consequences.

There are also allegations that some people, in response, have also acted wrongly, and taken the law into their own hands .

Those allegations will also be investigated.