Man fined $4.5k after his off-leash bull terrier attacks another dog, hurting owner

A Singaporean man was fined $4,500 after his dog, a male bull terrier, attacked another dog belonging to a member of the public, resulting in the latter being injured.

- Ian Cheng

Ng Boon Siong was sentenced on Nov 26 for not leashing or muzzling his dog in a public place. Bull terriers are a scheduled species, which means they are required to be muzzled and leashed in public places by law.

Investigations revealed that Ng was playing fetch with his bull terrier near a playground along Jalan Taman on Oct 23, 2023, at about 8am. Ng had repeatedly thrown a ball for it to chase after and pick up.

His dog was unleashed and unmuzzled, which meant that it was not under Ng's control at the time, noted court documents.

At the same time, a member of the public identified only as Ooi was taking his leashed dog, a Shiba Inu named Miso, for a walk nearby.

Ng's dog then charged towards the pair and attacked Miso. This caused Ooi to immediately pull his dog away.