ADOPTED soon after birth, Sasha ended up being tugged to and fro
as the couple waged a transpacific custody battle.
On Thursday, the two-year-old's fate was finally decided by the
High Court - in Singapore's first such case involving a canine.
Cross-terrier Sasha is jointly owned by the pair, the judge
decided. But the pet will stay with Ms Connie Tan, 30, who lives
here. She and Dr Tan Kok Chye, 37, a surgeon based in the United
States, adopted Sasha in August 2008 when they were living in
Alabama.
The couple - both Singaporeans - broke up, and Ms Tan returned
here with the dog in November that year.
They remained on cordial terms, and Ms Tan registered herself as
Sasha's owner with the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority. She
looked after the pet in her family's Sembawang flat.
In March last year, Sasha disappeared and was traced to Dr Tan's
mother's apartment in Cavenagh Road, although the mother made it
clear that she did not know what the spat between the pair was
about.
-- ST