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Singapore Hunts Stray Dogs at New Tourist Attraction
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Singapore, July 11, 2012 (AFP) - Feral dogs have invaded a brand-new $790 million botanical attraction in Singapore and attacked a visitor, forcing authorities to step up a hunt for the strays around the sprawling complex.
Park officials said Wednesday that a 22-year-old local woman was wounded in a dog attack at the 101-hectare (250-acre) Gardens by the Bay, which opened late last month and has since been visited by more than 200,000 people.
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Stray animals are a rare sight in Singapore, which is known for its obsession with cleanliness and order, but the gardens are surrounded by construction sites where roving dogs are believed to have taken refuge.
"Public safety is our top priority," a spokesman for the park said, confirming that operations to round up the strays had been stepped up following the dog attack on Monday.
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Local media reported that three dogs were involved in the incident. The government's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) confirmed that stray dogs had been spotted by the public in the area before the gardens opened, and that it had caught eight strays so far and put down six of them.
"We will continue our surveillance in the area," it said in a statement. The Gardens by the Bay include two enormous conservatories, artificial waterfalls and 18 man-made "supertrees" up to 50 metres (165 feet) high, in a lush tropical setting.
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The problem with the stray dogs surfaced after a controversy over what to do with an explosion of wild boar that have strayed out of a nature reserve, with some calling for a cull and others wanting them to be protected.
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Park officials said Wednesday that a 22-year-old local woman was wounded in a dog attack at the 101-hectare (250-acre) Gardens by the Bay, which opened late last month and has since been visited by more than 200,000 people.
RELATED: Check out these African Painted Dog Pups
Stray animals are a rare sight in Singapore, which is known for its obsession with cleanliness and order, but the gardens are surrounded by construction sites where roving dogs are believed to have taken refuge.
"Public safety is our top priority," a spokesman for the park said, confirming that operations to round up the strays had been stepped up following the dog attack on Monday.
RELATED: Meet the Soldier Dogs
Local media reported that three dogs were involved in the incident. The government's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) confirmed that stray dogs had been spotted by the public in the area before the gardens opened, and that it had caught eight strays so far and put down six of them.
"We will continue our surveillance in the area," it said in a statement. The Gardens by the Bay include two enormous conservatories, artificial waterfalls and 18 man-made "supertrees" up to 50 metres (165 feet) high, in a lush tropical setting.
RELATED: Check out the Most Massive Animal Rescues
The problem with the stray dogs surfaced after a controversy over what to do with an explosion of wild boar that have strayed out of a nature reserve, with some calling for a cull and others wanting them to be protected.
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Don't you think it's a LITTLE slanted to have this article and the unrelated picture of the adorably sweet puppy beneath? ::rolls eyes::
July 11 2012 at 7:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm a huge dog lover, but I understand where they're coming from there--- if anything, I wouldn't be offended if they started hunting Dingoes in Australia, either.