wikipedia the free encyclopedia jump to navigation search this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message society for the prevention of cruelty to animals singapore type charity industry animal protection founded 1800s singapore headquarters singapore website official homepage the singapore society for the prevention of cruelty to animals is a registered animal welfare charity in singapore . contents 1 background 2 objectives & services 3 financial information 4 see also 5 references 6 external links background edit until 1947 when a newspaper report dated 3 october 1878 was found mentioning the singapore spca no information was available on when and how the singapore spca was set up . after the japanese occupation of singapore the rspca as it was known then was restarted by miss lucia bach an englishwoman . she ran a boarding house and also took in unwanted stray animals . in 1954 the rspca was set up formally and moved to orchard road facilitated by the presence of an rspca from england to run the operation and train an inspector . two additional staff members were hired as a telephone operator and a driver of its first official vehicle . when singapore ceased to be a crown colony in 1959 rspca was renamed the spca . in 1984 the spca moved to 31 mount vernon road after the government acquired the orchard road land . the singapore spca plays an important role in animal rescue.it is not government funded and depend on donations charity organizations memberships and money from selling of spca merchandise from the public . the singapore spca receives more than 400 unwanted abandoned or abused animals.they also depend on volunteers who are willing to lend a helping hand to the spca . objectives & services edit the singapore spca s 2 main objectives are to promote kindness to animals and birds and to prevent cruelty to animals and birds . the spca provides various animal welfare services to the community including investigation of cruelty complaints a 24 hour emergency service for sick injured and very young animals and an adoption programme . financial information edit the singapore spca relies primarily on donations from the public to fund its operations . in its website it states that over 2 000 000 annually is required to carry out the animal welfare work . 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 . in that same year their total expenditure was over s 2.1 million . 1 see also edit animal rights cruelty to animals humane society overpopulation animals list of voluntary welfare organisations in singapore references edit singapore spca financial information . http www.spca.org.sg . retrieved 24 july 2011 . external link in work help external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title singapore society for the prevention of cruelty to animals & oldid 712102688 categories charities based in singaporeanimal welfare organisations in singaporehidden categories cs1 errors external linksarticles lacking reliable references from july 2011all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 march 2016 at 23 51 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view