Please refer to http://www.ava.gov.sg on the guidelines
of approved pets in Singapore. As a guide as stated on the
website;
Types of animals
allowed to be sold in pet shops
In general, the following types of animals can be approved for sale
in pet shops:
About Wildlife
Import And Export Controls
The Endangered Species (Import and Export)
Act [ESA] is the national legislation that gives effect to CITES
controls on import and export of wildlife and wildlife products.
Under the Act, it is an offence to import and export any scheduled
species listed in the ESA without a CITES permit from AVA. It is
also an offence to possess, sell or display a scheduled species
that has been illegally imported. The penalties under this Act for
anyone convicted of illegal import/export of endangered species are
fines up to $5,000 (or $10,000 for repeat offences) and/or jail of
up to 1 year.
The Act empowers AVA officers to investigate, take enforcement
actions against offenders and seize illegal consignments of
endangered species.
In addition to the ESA, AVA administers the Wild Animals and Birds
Act which prohibits the capture and export of native fauna and
regulates import of wildlife.
Keeping exotic pets in
Singapore
Singapore does not allow the keeping of exotic pets such as
reptiles, amphibians and primates as pets for the
following reasons:
- They can spread diseases to humans and domestic animals.
- Collection of wild animals for trading will lead to imbalance of
the ecosystem and threaten the survival of endangered
species.
- Welfare of the animals may be compromised due to many reasons
such as unsuitable living conditions, poor diets and lack of
knowledge of the pet owner taking care of the animal.
- Singapore’s biodiversity would be greatly affected if such exotic
pets were released in the wild, as most of them are
non-native.
- Causes nuisance, fear and trauma to the general public if the
animals escaped.
For more information on CITES, please click on:
http://www.cites.org/