The animal groups also urged authorities to continue providing support and guidance for the child even after the programme is over as a way to prevent the child from repeating such actions.
“Through the programme, he learned about animal welfare, laws protecting animal health and welfare in Singapore, the needs and behaviour of cats, living with cats in the community, and responsible pet ownership,” AVS had said. The boy was not named.Since the announcement, some netizens reacted by describing such a programme and warning as a slap on the wrist for the boy, urging the authorities to impose stiffer penalties.
There is also a risk that harsh punishment might not address the reasons they committed the offences, and instead lead to an opposite effect of him reoffending, he noted. AVS had said that a psychiatrist from the Institute of Mental Health found the boy lacked sufficient maturity to understand the nature and consequences of his actions.
He added that putting the boy through the criminal justice system might not achieve the desired outcomes. Instead, doing so might even lead to stigma and lead him towards more criminal activity in the future. This does not result in a recorded criminal conviction and allows young offenders to continue with their education or employment while serving their sentences.
Restorative justice involves measures that allow the offenders to restore the harm caused to the parties involved. Ms Aarthi Sankar, the executive director of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, noted the complexity of the situation given the offender’s young age and the tragic nature of the cat’s death.
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