Police arrest 2 in Hong Kong on suspicion of animal cruelty after birds attacked in separate incidents
Hong Kong police have arrested two individuals on suspicion of animal cruelty after they had been noticed allegedly attacking some birds in separate incidents.
Police had been alerted to a person who was seen throwing stones at an egret at Tsing Yi Promenade, leaving the chook unable to fly. Officers discovered the injured chook on the scene and arrested a 68-year-old man on Friday evening.
The egret was handed over to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for additional examination and remedy.
In the opposite case, officers noticed on-line footage of an elderly girl attempting to attack and seize a number of pigeons close to Fung Mat Road in Sai Wan. A 74-year-old girl was later arrested on Friday.
Animal cruelty is punishable by as much as three years’ jail and a HK$200,000 (US$25,500) high quality in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong dog dies from head injuries after alleged brutal abuse
Hong Kong dog dies from head injuries after alleged brutal abuse
Police have investigated a string of animal cruelty incidents this yr.
Earlier this month, officers had been known as in after a lifeless cat was discovered hanging from a tree with a rope round its neck in North Point.
In one other case, a 57-year-old hospital assistant was arrested in June on suspicion of animal cruelty after two cats fell to their deaths from a public housing property block. She surrendered herself to authorities and stated she had forgotten to shut her window after gathering garments from a drying rack.
Hong Kong police investigating after dead cat found hanging by rope in pet park
Hong Kong police investigating after dead cat found hanging by rope in pet park
In May, police arrested a 66-year-old man on suspicion of animal cruelty after discovering a wild pigeon with damaged wings at a public housing property in Tseung Kwan O.
Also that month, a nine-year-old Yorkshire terrier died a few week after present process surgical procedure to take away 18 bone fragments from its fractured cranium. The boyfriend of the pet proprietor’s mom was suspected to have brutally abused the canine.
