"Having pest control companies handle protected wild animals simply does not align with promoting coexistence. "As Singapore evolves into a biophillic city, there is a pressing need for us to treat animals in our community with compassion. "We sincerely hope that this changes for better deterrence. "Sadly, many cases of abusing snakes or monitor lizards have often resulted only in issue of advisory. "The Wildlife Act treats all protected wildlife equally, so should be the enforcement action. "Will any of us tolerate if this happened to other protected animals like otters and macaques or is it that improper handling of reptiles can be tolerated as they aren't seen as being cute? "How are we as a community going to adapt to these changes if every time a reptile is sighted, we allow companies whose sole purpose is to kill pests to handle protected wild animals?
"In recent times, Singapore has been moving towards a City In A Garden where one of NParks focus areas is to green up urban spaces, which attracts wildlife inevitably.
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"In the video, you can see the total disregard for animal welfare as the animal is stepped on with full weight and tugged aggressively.
In response to a Stomp query, Mr Kalai Vanan, deputy chief executive officer of Acres said: "This is yet another case of horrific handling and treatment of a snake by a pest control company. It is unclear when the incident happened but according to some posts, the location is next to a temple near Block 457 Jurong West Street 41. Several Stompers alerted Stomp to a video circulating on social media of workers struggling to catch a python that was lying in a drain. The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) has slammed the handling and treatment of a python by a local pest control company, calling it "horrific".
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