2023-08-07 10:15:09
[Animal News]Bird abuse incidents often occur in bird trading. After this newspaper reported earlier that a dealer fed birds medicine indiscriminately, and the bird died of liver damage, the owner of the stall surnamed Chen in the Bird Park on Yuen Po Street in Mong Kok was arrested yesterday. Refers to forcibly holding the eyes of a blue-eyed sunflower parrot to feed, and was arrested by the police for cruelty to animals. Guo Xiuyun, founder of Hong Kong Parrot Rescue, told this newspaper that some bird lovers provided her with videos showing that the owner of the stall was very rough in the process of selling parrots.
According to the three videos provided by bird lovers, the first one shows that the stall owner surnamed Chen force-feeds the parrot with rough methods, causing the parrot to vomit part of the milk while frightened. Both the second and third paragraphs show that he ignored the parrot’s panic and cries, held the parrot on its belly and showed it to the customers, and then demonstrated eye drops on the spot. His eyes “smacked” several times. Afterwards, the stall owner surnamed Chen grabbed the parrot even more forcefully, and touched his face with the parrot’s fin several times to prove that the parrot would not bite.
In response to inquiries from this newspaper, the police said that they received a report from passers-by at 2:00 p.m. yesterday, alleging that the person in charge of a shop on Yuen Po Street in Mong Kok had roughly fed and improperly cared for the birds. The police officers arrived at the scene and after preliminary investigation, arrested an 80-year-old man surnamed Chen on suspicion of cruelty to animals. The round parrot was sent to the relevant agencies of the Fisheries and Conservation Department for inspection.
It is known that at the time of the incident, a citizen witnessed the stall owner surnamed Chen forcibly holding down the eyes of a blue-eyed sunflower parrot to feed, and found another parrot’s foot twisted. He suspected that the stall owner abused the bird, so he called the police for help. , Police officers, inspectors from the Society for the Protection of Animals and personnel from the Fisheries and Conservation Department went to the scene to investigate.
Guo Xiuyun, who happened to go to Yuanpu Street to buy birdcages, also went to the scene yesterday to find out. She told this newspaper that in the past two years, many bird friends reported to her and discussed on the Internet, alleging that the stall owner had repeatedly treated the birds roughly. Some people have even seen parrots with twisted feet, which are estimated to be permanently disabled. They suspect that they have been abused by the stall owner.
Guo Xiuyun said frankly that in the past, some people reported to the ACA and the Fisheries and Conservation Department, but after the investigation at the scene, nothing was done. The arrest this time is a step forward. Good public education, “In recent years, many people keep parrots, because many housing estates are not allowed to keep dogs, and parrots have become popular, but many people don’t know how to raise them, which makes the parrots injured or sick. Parrots trapped in cages are cruel.”
This newspaper reported in July this year that the owner abandoned the seriously ill parrot “Wong Kok Girl” in Mong Kok. The veterinarian found that her liver was severely damaged and enlarged, and she died in pain in the veterinary clinic. Guo Xiuyun suspected the cause of Mong Kok Girl at the time. It is caused by the indiscriminate use of drugs by the sellers. This practice of using drugs to make the birds look healthy is currently not under supervision, and the situation is very serious.
According to the “Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance”, anyone who causes unnecessary suffering to animals by kicking, beating or treating them cruelly is guilty of an offense and can be imprisoned for up to 3 years and fined 200,000 yuan.
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