Khaw highlighted the significance of the Private Member Bill in his blog post on Friday, "In our Parliament history, there have not been many Private Member's Bills. On MND matters, there has been none." History in the making, chaired by Yeo of the Animal Welfare Legislation Review Committee (AWLRC), who happens to hold office in 64 other corporate entities. We are told numerous consultations were organised by Yeo's pack of party animals to ensure that all views were considered. "It will also update the penalties for convicted acts of animal cruelty," a measure taken no doubt to address ravenous wolves in sheep's clothing who are always baying, "What's wrong in collecting more money?"
Give an inch and they predictably demand a yard - not the animals, the activists. At least one party, Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES), is bitching about its views being rejected. Currently motorists who may accidentally turn a dog, horse, ass, mule, sheep, pig, goat or cattle into road kill are supposed to stop and pick up the mess. ACRES is upset cats, monkeys, birds and rabbits are not accorded similar privileged treatment. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) argued that the specific provision for animals in the Road Traffic Act (RTA) was confined only to farm animals of commercial value. Which kind of makes sense in the current scheme of things, since non-economic contributing humans are rarely entitled to welfare, however dire their needs.
It is interesting none of the warring parties seem to a hoot about chickens. These are definitely farm animals, and they produce their quota of eggs on demand. Whether they have access to their nest egg at retirement age is a different matter. Maybe the chicken joke is too politically sensitive.
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: Because the grass(roots) over the other side is more lucrative.
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Wolves in sheep's clothing? How about the sheep in wolves' clothing, those paper generals who seem to be everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI like that ! They are All Animals as in Animals Farm. But they are really the PIGS, and we the non-PIGs !
DeleteApt! Like the modern interpretation of george orwell.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the difference between tabling a private members bill versus say a public one?
ReplyDeleteI just want to know of the fabulous five, how many are real vegetarians who do not kill and eat animal meat? Otherwise, let's call a hypocrite a hypocrite.
kbw's blog is simply illuminating for the 60%. He and his whitey colleagues cares so much more for animals and foreigners than Singaporeans.
ReplyDeleteSo would the 60% vote instead for a party that places Singaporeans first?
Chickens are excluded cos they walk on two legs like us humans given the lowest priority.
ReplyDeleteWhen Hyenas are on the Prowl,
ReplyDeleteno other species is safe.
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"ACRES is upset cats, monkeys, birds and rabbits are not accorded similar privileged treatment."
ReplyDeleteBecause they don't eat grass, and don't qualify as grassroots members.
Then why are pigs accorded privileged treatment - they don't eat grass?
DeleteBecause the pigs we know eat you.
You are all in ANIMAL FARM. Some are more equal than others. "Don't you understand that?"
Delete“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.” - George Orwell, 1984
so lizards, snakes, roaches, rats etc being road kill and left there to rot are not treated equally too?....how unfair...
ReplyDeleteBread and circuses - offerings, such as benefits or entertainments, intended to placate discontent or distract attention from a bad policy or situation.
ReplyDeleteIt is well known and evidence support fact that the PAP is pig walking on two legs.
ReplyDeleteCan also fly, so donch pray pray.
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