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Elderly man was fined $500 for cutting plastic straps to release crows from their cage
['Aiah Bathan']
The Independent Singapore News
SINGAPORE: An elderly man obstructed an operation of a government agency when he cut the plastic straps securing the birdcages, causing the release of three crows.
According to case details, the suspect went to Toa Payoh for a meal when he saw the birdcage being secured with a plastic cable as he passed by the grass.
A Wildlife Lead at Bird Management (WLBM) witnessed the suspect’s actions and warned him through a speaker.
The suspect was fined $500 and has currently made a settlement of $370.
The National Parks Board collaborated with Bird Management to control the number of domestic crows in Toa Payoh.