Compassion for Animals

Pertaining to earlier postings on animal rights in Singapore (see HERE), here's a recent one.
With regard to animal rights in S'pore's context, note:
1) the incorporation of compassion for animals into the national school syllabus for character education.
2) recent review of legislation to deter animal abuse and cruelty
3) our aim to be a gracious (and compassionate) society
4) culling of animals for human safety (whether due to the spread of diseases or physical attacks or otherwise)
5) concern for animal rights appear to be selective, focussing mainly on pets, and even then, cutes ones....(think about how animal activists mostly are interested in dolphins, seals, pandas, etc....what about scallops? see Lee Wee Ling's article HERE)