Rising Incidents of Pigeon Abuse in Hong Kong – Animal News

2023-12-03 07:37:10

[Animal News]Incidents of catching white pigeons are becoming more and more blatant and rampant. Mr. Yang, an enthusiastic citizen, found an elderly man catching white pigeons and putting them in plastic bags at Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin at about 2 pm yesterday. When he questioned the man, The man actually claimed that the pigeon walked into the plastic bag on its own. After Mr. Yang directly criticized him, the man finally released the pigeon. This newspaper is investigating the case with the police.

Mr. Yang provided a video of the incident to this newspaper. At that time, he found that the man was attracting white pigeons by spilling the rice on the lunch box on the ground, and then captured the white pigeon closest to him. At that time, the white pigeon kept flapping its wings and struggled, but was put in glue by the other party. bag. Upon seeing this, Mr. Yang approached while filming the video, and asked the other party why he caught the white pigeon and put it in the plastic bag, and whether he wanted to eat it. The older man actually claimed that the pigeon entered the plastic bag by itself. Mr. Yang immediately said: “I saw you catch him, but you can’t do this. If you catch him and put him in a plastic bag, he will die.” Mr. Yang kept questioning, and the man finally let the pigeon go.

Mr. Yang has reported the crime electronically, saying that the man captured wild birds with the intention of harming them, and hopes that the police can follow up the investigation. This newspaper is checking with the police about the case and follow-up status.

Similar incidents have occurred many times. On October 26 this year, a woman dropped food on the promenade in Sai Wan to attract a large number of white pigeons. She then caught many white pigeons with her bare hands and broke their wings on the spot. The police arrested a man the next day. A 74-year-old local woman named Li is suspected of cruelty to animals.

Tseung Kwan O is an area hardest hit by pigeon abuse. Chiu Kam-fai, a 60-year-old man who repeatedly broke the wings of pigeons in King Lam Estate earlier, was found guilty of cruelty to animals, but was only sentenced to 10 days in prison.

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