50-year-old woman kept 79 dogs in Sembawang landed home, far exceeding 3-dog limit
TNP
July 25, 2025
A 50-year-old woman has been charged with keeping 79 dogs - mostly miniature poodles - in a landed property in Sembawang without licences and failing to microchip them.
Singaporean Julia Moss faces 82 charges, the bulk of which relate to not licensing the dogs, Lianhe Zaobao reported.
She is accused of housing the animals at a property along Wak Hassan Drive on Aug 28, 2024 - far exceeding the legal limit of three dogs for a private property.
Moss also allegedly failed to meet the deadline to microchip the animals by Aug 27, 2024, a requirement imposed by the Director-General of Animal Health and Welfare on May 29 last year.
On Jan 25 this year, she allegedly did not inform the authorities of her plans to relocate the dogs. The address listed in the charge was for another house, also along Wak Hassan Drive.
She is further accused of failing to provide the Director-General with the new address where the dogs were moved to, which contravenes the Animals and Birds Act.
The case has been adjourned for Moss to engage legal counsel. She is expected to return to court on Aug 20.
According to animal welfare organisation Voices For Animals, they managed to rehome 37 of the 79 dogs.
For keeping more than three dogs on a private property, Moss faces a fine of up to $5,000.
For failing to microchip the dogs as directed, she could be jailed for up to 12 months, fined up to $10,000, or both.
Each charge of owning an unlicensed dog carries a fine of up to $5,000.
Failing to inform the authorities before relocating the animals could result in a jail term of up to six months, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
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