One week ago, one of our kind was shot dead by dart gun.
I heard he was killed for wandering into Bishan-Ang Mo Kio park, & for "charging" at a security guard and "butting" a young boy to the ground. I cannot justify why he should die like this, for he did not kill anyone wat. (groan, groan,...)
Even snakes, crocodile,....when they are caught, they just put them into the zoo to make some money. Why not us ?
In fact, we are very shy in nature, and we always run away when we see humans.
We never attack unless we are cornered by dogs or humans. Something must have provoked him. Now that he's gone, I could never interview him to find out the true story.
Sigh,..what to do ?
We have no rights here, even if we are borne in this island. It's not our choice to be here.
We are not even protected by the SPCA (The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animal). And our species are in the lower rank of the food chain. Times are bad & foods are scarce these days in the woods.
During good times, we can find earthworms, rubber seeds, shellfish, & even durians.
Now, we are happy if we can eat "grass".
Sometimes, in search for food, we wander out from our habitat of Lower Peirce Reservoir Park. How can we tell it's bishan, or toa-payoh, or thomson & are not welcome there ? We never carry GPS, or smartphone like the humans do.
Someone reported that our population has increased, and now the government has decided to cull us to curb our growth. But why blame us ?
By nature, we just eat, sleep & play. It's normal to have large litters, & many youngs, as most of them do not survive till adulthood. Besides, there's no entertainment at night, & nothing much to do in the woods except for,........... (hehehehe,...)
The only night entertainment we have is to just admire the moon & the stars, but we don't enjoy this activity much as it put a strain on our necks. And we are not even covered by any health insurance,...like the humans do. Who pays if we have ache & pains ?
Sigh,..if there is no place for us here, we might have to migrate to malaysia, to join our friends & relatives there. At least, it's bigger country, & more room for us to roam. But the journey to swim across straits of johor would be a long & tiring one. Sigh.
