“The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity.”
— George Bernard Shaw

See it, report it! Wipe out the illegal wildlife trade!

If you see any prohibited wild animal parts on sale in Singapore (e.g. from tigers, bears, pangolins and rhinos) or medicines made from these endangered species on sale here, either in shops or advertised online, please report it to either:

  • The ACRES Wildlife Crime Hotline at 97837782;
  • The AVA (Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority) at 62770670.

You can also call these numbers if you see any prohibited wild animals on sale as pets in Singapore, either in shops or advertised online.

It is illegal to sell or advertise for sale, and to keep, the following wild animals as pets in Singapore:

  • All primates
    e.g. lorises, gibbons, macaques, capuchin monkeys;
  • Most other wild mammals (except for the chinchilla)
    e.g. sugar gliders, squirrels, hedgehogs, leopard cats;
  • Most amphibians (except for the green tree frog);
  • Most reptiles (except for the red-eared slider and the Malayan box turtle)
    e.g. all snakes, all tortoises (such as star tortoises), all lizards (such as green iguanas, geckos and bearded dragons), most turtles (such as pig-nosed turtles);
  • All spiders and scorpions.

If you have any questions please contact us at info@acres.org.sg.


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