‘No justification for such cruelty’: ACRES slams clips showing taped-up bird being ‘scolded’

The woman claimed that the bird had flown into her residence for food.

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Published Oct 01, 2026, 09:30 PM

Updated Oct 01, 2026, 09:30 PM

A woman was recorded restraining a bird by taping its beak and wings, claiming it was punishment for entering her home repeatedly to eat food.

Animal welfare group ACRES condemned the act as unjustified cruelty and urged authorities to investigate and enforce penalties under the Animals and Birds Act.

The videos showed the bird distressed while being scolded, and the incident sparked public concern about animal abuse, prompting calls for protection of all animals, including wild birds.

SINGAPORE – A woman is seen in videos apparently handling a bird whose beak and wings are taped up , prompting criticism from animal welfare group Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) .

Three of four videos accompanying a Sept 29 Facebook post , which is now unavailable, show a woman “scolding” a restrained bird, which appears to be a mynah. In the clips, the bird’s beak, wings and legs appear to be taped up.

According to the woman, whose face did not appear in the video s , the bird ha d flown into her house repeatedly to eat her food.

ACRES said in a media reply on Oct 1 that it is aware of the videos and is deeply disturbed by the content.

“According to the accompanying post, the bird was subjected to this treatment as ‘punishment’ for entering a home,” ACRES said.

“There is no justification for such cruelty. A bird entering someone’s home does not deserve to be forcibly restrained, taped up and mistreated.”

The animal welfare group urged the authorities to investigate the incident thoroughly, and for a penalty that reflects the severity of the act to be meted out, if offence is established.

It added that the Animals and Birds Act, “which provides for offences involving animal cruelty”, should be upheld “whether the animal is a beloved pet or a commonly encountered wild bird”.

“No animal should be considered undeserving of protection simply because they are common or perceived as a nuisance,” ACRES said.

In the first video, the woman can be heard referring to the bird as “huai dan”, a Chinese term used to refer to someone who has behaved poorly.

“I’ll untie you if you admit you have been bad,” the woman says.

The bird, with its eyes wide open, can be heard shrieking loudly.

She apparently prods the restrained bird in a plastic bag in the second clip, claiming in Hokkien that it had attempted to bite her after being caught.

The third video shows the bird trapped in a shoebox with several holes on its lid. The woman claims she tried to release the bird, whose beak is now no longer restrained, but it did not fly away.

The last clip shows the bird immediately flying away once the shoebox lid is lifted.

The text accompanying the videos described the bird as a “bold little myna” and “Gordon Ramsay on a mission”.

“The bird didn’t just get caught... it got a full-on TED Talk lecture about manners, respect, and why you don’t mess with someone’s homecook meal,” the text said.

A screenshot from a conversation in what appears to be a family chat was also posted online , where a member wrote “whoever did this... committed animal abuse criminal offence”.

In response, another member explained that the woman had caught the bird after “it come inside s*** everywhere” and “go in our pot to eat our food”.

The Straits Times has contacted the National Parks Board and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for comment.

National Parks Board

该女子声称这只鸟飞进她的住所是为了觅食。

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发布于2026年10月1日晚上9:30

更新于2026年10月1日晚上9:30

一段视频显示，一名女子用胶带封住一只鸟的喙和翅膀，以此惩罚这只鸟多次闯入她家偷吃食物。

动物福利组织 ACRES 谴责此举为毫无道理的残忍行为，并敦促有关部门调查此案，并根据《动物和鸟类法》执行处罚。

视频显示，这只鸟在被责骂时显得很痛苦，这一事件引发了公众对虐待动物的关注，并促使人们呼吁保护所有动物，包括野生鸟类。

新加坡——视频显示，一名女子似乎正在处理一只喙和翅膀被胶带缠住的鸟，这引发了动物福利组织“动物关注研究与教育协会”（ACRES）的批评。

9月29日发布的一条Facebook帖子附带的四段视频中，有三段显示一名女子正在“训斥”一只被束缚的鸟，这只鸟看起来像是八哥。视频片段中，这只鸟的喙、翅膀和腿似乎都被胶带缠住了。该帖子目前已无法访问。

据视频中未露面的女子称，这只鸟曾多次飞进她家吃她的食物。

ACRES 在 10 月 1 日的媒体回复中表示，他们已经注意到这些视频，并对视频内容深感不安。

“根据随附的帖子，这只鸟因为闯入民宅而受到这种‘惩罚’，”ACRES表示。

“这种残忍行为没有任何正当理由。一只飞进别人家里的鸟不应该被强行束缚、捆绑和虐待。”

动物福利组织敦促当局彻底调查这起事件，如果违法行为属实，则应处以与行为严重程度相符的处罚。

声明还补充说，《动物和鸟类法》“规定了涉及虐待动物的罪行”，无论该动物是受人喜爱的宠物还是常见的野生鸟类，都应该得到遵守。

“任何动物都不应仅仅因为常见或被视为害兽而被忽视，从而失去保护，”ACRES表示。

在第一段视频中，可以听到这名女子称这只鸟为“淮单”，这是一个中文词汇，用来指代行为不端的人。

“如果你承认自己做错了事，我就给你解开绳子，”女人说。

那只鸟睁大眼睛，发出响亮的尖叫声。

在第二个视频片段中，她似乎在戳弄装在塑料袋里的被束缚的鸟，并用福建话声称这只鸟被抓住后曾试图咬她。

第三段视频显示，这只鸟被困在一个鞋盒里，鞋盒盖子上有几个洞。这名女子声称她试图解救这只鸟，此时鸟的喙已经不再被束缚，但它并没有飞走。

最后一个片段显示，鞋盒盖一打开，鸟儿就立刻飞走了。

视频旁边的文字将这只鸟描述为“一只大胆的小八哥”和“戈登·拉姆齐正在执行一项任务”。

“这只鸟不仅被抓住了……还接受了一场关于礼仪、尊重以及为什么不该破坏别人家常菜的TED演讲式教育，”短信中写道。

网上还发布了一张疑似家庭聊天记录的截图，其中一名成员写道：“无论谁做了这件事……都犯了虐待动物的刑事罪行”。

对此，另一名成员解释说，这名女子抓住了这只鸟，因为它“到处拉屎”，还“跑到我们的锅里吃我们的食物”。

《海峡时报》已联系国家公园管理局和防止虐待动物协会征求意见。

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