They are often beaten throughout the journey, and goaded on with those favorite native methods of torture - twisting the tails or progging with a point in tender places.By the mid-1880s, the SPCA held regular meetings among its members and actively addressed complaints involving the mistreatment of animals.
Among its notable representatives was Inspector E.F. Paglar, who brought to court nine cases of animal abuse that resulted in the offender's incarceration in 1885.
[3][4] With the increasing involvement of municipal officials, including engineer James MacRitchie and coroner Alexander Gentle,[5] both present at a meeting in July 1890,[6] the Society began to debate the definition of cruelty in public with the stated goal of promoting awareness.
It is not government funded and depend on donations, charity organizations, memberships and money from selling of SPCA merchandise from the public.
In 2010, they received over S$2.2 million from various avenues such as cash donations, membership fees, fund-raising events and sales of souvenirs and pet supplies.