The recent notice issued via social media dated 5^th March by the MBPP (as shown below) has sparked some concern from owners living in high rise residential buildings. When SPCA receives complaints, be it from the building management or residents, regards to pets being a nuisance, such as continuous barking, too many kept, animals kept in balcony with no proper shade and/or emit foul smell etc etc, what can we do. Nothing much that we can do, we can only advise complainants to approach their Management Committee. Most would feel disappointed and complain that their management aren’t doing anything after making complaints.

Our advice to pet owners is simple. Please be a responsible pet owner and don’t allow your pets to disturb the serenity of the neighborhood. To avoid complaints, be aware of the sensitivity of others, especially in the common areas. For those who are not aware, with reference to the Strata Management Act 2013 (Act 757) Rule 14 in the post below, it states that anyone who keeps a pet in a residential building should not allow it to pose any threats or cause a nuisance or annoyance to other residents. Failing which the pet owner may be asked to remove their pet. In furtherance to the Act, a three day notice can be given by the Management Board to evict any animal kept if found to be a nuisance in the premises of the building. And that all costs incurred will be borne by the pet owner. The management board will not take responsibility towards any damages incurred whatsoever during the process of evicting the pet animal. We hope pet owners will help to keep their pets safe to encourage humans living in harmony with animals.