Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) announced today (September 24) that, in response to the suspected fatal dog attack incident on Pok Wai South Road, Yuen Long on September 19, the joint dog capture operation conducted with the Police in the vicinity has been completed at this stage.
During the five-day operation, the AFCD captured a total of eight unattended dogs, which were immediately transferred to the AFCD’s Animal Management Centre for detention and observation. Three of the dogs were implanted with microchips, but their licences had expired. Following investigation, the AFCD has instituted prosecution against the registered keeper of one of the dogs for suspected contravention of Section 20 of the Rabies Regulation (Cap. 421A) (failure to hold a valid dog licence) and Section 23 of the Rabies Ordinance (Cap. 421) (failure to keep the dog under proper control in a public place). The AFCD is making every effort to investigate the remaining cases and is co-operating with the Police in their investigation to help establish the facts of the incident.—————-—————-—————-—————-—————-—————-—————-—————-—-—————-—————-——-—————-—————-—————————–