78-year-old woman fined for repeatedly feeding pigeons, hitting surveillance officer

The woman was seen by enforcement officers feeding birds with cut papaya, bread and grains.

Rogayah Ahmad (left) was seen feeding pigeons and other wildlife outside her flat in Bukit Batok. (Photos: CNA/Syamil Sapari, Court documents)

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SINGAPORE: A 78-year-old woman was fined S$9,200 (US$7,180) on Wednesday (Sep 30) for repeatedly feeding pigeons, despite being told to stop doing so.

She refused to comply, saying that both humans and birds need food and became aggressive towards a National Parks Board (NParks) surveillance officer, striking her abdomen.

Rogayah Ahmad pleaded guilty to two charges of feeding wildlife without approval and one charge of using criminal force on a public servant discharging her duty.

A fourth charge was taken into consideration.

The court heard that a contractor engaged by NParks conducted enforcement checks at Block 145, Bukit Batok Street 11, from Oct 12 to Oct 14 last year.

This was based on public feedback NParks received over the feeding of wildlife.

At about 10am on Oct 12, 2025, enforcement officers saw Rogayah tossing cut papaya to pigeons and other wildlife on a grass patch.

The enforcement officer observed that there were about four pigeons waiting to be fed.

Rogayah Ahmad feeding wildlife on Oct 12, 2025. (Photo: Court documents)

The officer approached Rogayah and advised her to stop her feeding the birds.

Rogayah refused to comply and continued doing so.

When the officer tried to hand her a pamphlet stating that the feeding of wildlife was prohibited, Rogayah refused to take it, saying she already had one.

The officer later made a report to NParks' enforcement and investigation branch.

On the morning of Oct 14, 2025, a surveillance officer engaged by NParks was performing enforcement duties near the same block when she saw Rogayah standing outside her flat with a plate of fried rice.

The officer later noticed that the plate had been left on a grass patch.

She took the plate to Rogayah's flat and advised her to stop feeding the pigeons.

Rogayah disregarded her advice and became aggressive, swinging her hands at the victim and striking her abdomen.

She also challenged the officer and cursed at her in a five-minute confrontation that was captured by the victim's body-worn camera.

Despite this, NParks continued to receive public feedback on wildlife feeding in that area.

Enforcement officers at the same location on Jan 9 this year saw Rogayah tossing bread and grains to pigeons and other wildlife at the grass patch.

In a statement recorded in February, Rogayah admitted that she had fed pigeons on the two occasions. She also said it was not her first time.

She also acknowledged that she had previously been warned for feeding wildlife in September 2021.

Deputy Principal District Judge Ong Chin Rhu told Rogayah, who has dementia, that she must stop doing this. She agreed with the prosecution that this was an exceptional case where a fine could be considered.

She referred Rogayah for a court conference where there are specialists, including trained psychologists and counsellors, to assess what support may be given to her.

Rogayah paid the fine in full.

NON-NATIVE SPECIES: NPARKS

NParks said in a statement to CNA that rock pigeons are a non-native species in Singapore that tend to flock and roost near residential areas in big groups due to the availability of human food.

This results in soiling and hygiene issues which can potentially impact public health in the spread of pathogens that can cause zoonotic diseases.

NParks said town councils and agencies take a "science-and-community-based" approach in managing the pigeon population.

This includes measures such as food source reduction, habitat modification and population control.

NParks said that managing pigeon populations requires the efforts of the community along with agencies and town councils.

This includes reducing human-generated food sources.

The public also plays an important role in reducing the population growth of pigeons by not feeding them, and by properly disposing of food scraps.

The agency monitors feedback on illegal bird feeding and undertakes active enforcement, which includes physical surveillance and the deployment of closed-circuit television cameras at identified feeding hotspots.

For feeding wildlife without approval under the law in force at the time of her offences, Rogayah could have been fined up to S$5,000.

The current penalties for first-time offenders feeding wild animals is a fine of up to S$10,000, while repeat offenders can be jailed for up to 12 months and fined up to S$20,000.

For using criminal force on a public servant executing their duty, an offender can be jailed for up to four years, fined, or both.

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执法人员发现该女子用切好的木瓜、面包和谷物喂鸟。

罗加雅·艾哈迈德（左）被目击在武吉巴督的公寓外喂鸽子和其他野生动物。（图片：CNA/Syamil Sapari，法庭文件）

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新加坡：一名78岁的老妇周三（9月30日）因屡次喂鸽子而被罚款9200新元（7180美元），尽管她已被告知停止喂鸽子。

她拒绝服从，说人和鸟都需要食物，并对国家公园管理局（NParks）的一名巡视员表现出攻击性，击打了她的腹部。

罗加亚·艾哈迈德承认两项未经批准喂食野生动物的指控和一项对正在执行公务的公务人员使用暴力的指控。

第四项指控也被纳入考虑范围。

法庭获悉，国家公园局聘请的承包商于去年 10 月 12 日至 14 日在武吉巴督 11 街 145 座组屋进行了执法检查。

这是根据国家公园局收到的公众对喂养野生动物的反馈意见而做出的决定。

2025年10月12日上午10点左右，执法人员看到罗加亚在草地上将切好的木瓜扔给鸽子和其他野生动物。

执法人员观察到大约有四只鸽子等着被喂食。

2025年10月12日，罗加亚·艾哈迈德正在喂食野生动物。（照片来源：法庭文件）

警官走近罗加亚，劝告她停止喂鸟。

罗加亚拒绝服从，并继续这样做。

当警官试图递给她一份小册子，说明禁止喂养野生动物时，罗加亚拒绝接受，说她已经有一份了。

该警员随后向国家公园局执法调查部门提交了报告。

2025年10月14日上午，国家公园局的一名巡视员在同一栋楼附近执行执法任务时，看到罗加雅拿着一盘炒饭站在她的公寓外面。

警官后来发现车牌被遗弃在草地上。

她把盘子带到罗加亚的公寓，劝她不要再喂鸽子了。

罗加亚不听劝告，变得咄咄逼人，挥舞着双手打受害者，还击打她的腹部。

她还质问警官，并在长达五分钟的对峙中辱骂她，这一过程被受害者的随身摄像头拍了下来。

尽管如此，国家公园局仍然不断收到公众对该地区野生动物喂食的反馈意见。

今年 1 月 9 日，执法人员在同一地点看到罗加亚向草地上的鸽子和其他野生动物投掷面包和谷物。

罗加亚在二月份录制的一份声明中承认，她曾两次喂鸽子。她还表示，这并非她第一次喂鸽子。

她还承认，她曾在 2021 年 9 月因喂食野生动物而受到警告。

地方法院副首席法官王振茹告诉患有痴呆症的罗加雅，她必须停止这种行为。她同意检方的观点，认为这是一个特殊案例，可以考虑处以罚款。

她将罗加亚转介到法庭会议，由包括训练有素的心理学家和咨询师在内的专家评估可以向她提供哪些支持。

罗加亚已全额缴纳罚款。

非本土物种：国家公园管理局

国家公园局在给亚洲新闻台的一份声明中表示，岩鸽是新加坡的非本土物种，由于人类食物的供应，它们往往会成群结队地聚集在居民区附近栖息。

这会导致污染和卫生问题，进而可能影响公共卫生，传播可引起人畜共患病的病原体。

国家公园局表示，镇议会和相关机构在管理鸽子数量时采取“科学与社区相结合”的方法。

这包括减少食物来源、改变栖息地和控制种群数量等措施。

国家公园局表示，控制鸽子数量需要社区、各机构和市镇理事会的共同努力。

这包括减少人为生产的食物来源。

公众也可以通过不喂食鸽子以及妥善处理食物残渣来减少鸽子的数量增长，从而发挥重要作用。

该机构监测有关非法喂鸟的反馈，并积极开展执法行动，包括实地监视和在已确定的喂鸟热点地区部署闭路电视摄像机。

根据当时有效的法律，罗加雅未经批准喂食野生动物，最高可被罚款 5000 新元。

目前，初犯喂食野生动物者将被处以最高 10,000 新元的罚款，而屡犯者可被判处最高 12 个月的监禁并处以最高 20,000 新元的罚款。

对正在执行公务的公务人员使用暴力，违法者可被判处最高四年监禁、罚款或两者并罚。

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