Woman, 68, charged once again as repeat offender for illegally feeding pigeons in her HDB Flat
SINGAPORE: It is very well-known in Singapore that feeding wildlife is illegal, but this regulation has been disregarded by a 68-year-old woman, who is a habitual wild pigeon feeder. Case details revealed that the woman repeatedly ignored warnings about illegally feeding wildlife and continued to do so with rice and bread in her HDB estate. As reported by Shin Min Daily News , this act by the…
In Singapore, feeding wildlife is considered illegal, yet a 68-year-old woman has been repeatedly accused of this offense. According to Shin Min Daily News, this woman, who resides in an HDB flat, has been feeding wild pigeons with rice and bread, causing bird droppings to affect her neighbors' lives. This woman is not a first-time offender; she faced a warning in 2017 and was fined $200 and $400 in the following years for similar actions.
In October 2019, she was fined $400 again, and received more warnings in subsequent years. In 2025, an enforcement officer observed the woman scattering rice for the birds, despite being warned multiple times. The officer asked her to stop, but the woman continued, leading to her arrest six times between January and June this year.
With this, she has been charged with seven violations of the Wildlife Act, admitting to three of them. The remaining charges will be reviewed by the judge, and she is fined an additional $3,500 in court. NParks has also set up a cage trap in Victoria Street to tackle a crow infestation, successfully capturing ten crows with the trap.
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