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Written by: Deng Boliang
2021-02-02 13:01
Last update date: 2021-02-02 13:01
In recent days, there have been cases of animal abuse one after another. Yuen Long discovered giant traps for catching wild boars, and some people attacked wild boars with hard objects in Lai Chi Kok.
It turned out that animal screams were also heard from time to time around Cuihou Mountain in Chai Wan. Some neighborhoods pointed out that injured wild boars were seen in the area, so they notified the "Wild Boar Concern Group" to follow up.
Volunteers from the "Wild Boar Concern Group" and Huancui District Councillors went up the mountain this Sunday (31st) and found that there were two men operating a "bee farm" in a hidden place on the mountain. There were a large number of iron cages for catching wild animals. And tools, a hot stove, scattered with thorns on the body of suspected porcupines, although no bloodstains or meat from wild animals have been left, it has attracted suspicion of predation of porcupines.
A hot stove was left on the scene, and thorns on the body of a porcupine were scattered around the stove, but there were no blood or meat left by wild animals.
(Photo of the Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group)
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During the interview, Roni, the officer of the "Wild Boar Concern Group", said that he had received several notices from neighbourhoods in the Chai Wan district earlier in the morning. Animal screams were heard from time to time in the area around Cui Hou Shan in Chai Wan in the early morning. Wild boars with injured feet appear in the area, and it is suspected that someone has set up traps or abused animals in the back mountain.
Wong Ho-yin said that at the end of last year, some citizens found an incomplete boar carcass in Chai Wan. Therefore, this Sunday (31st) and Huancui District Councillor Wu Zhuoye, volunteers, etc. locked some locations, and then patrolled the mountain together to try What clues.
Huang Haoxian pointed out that when the group was on the way to the mountainside that day, they found a hidden place and a fairly obvious road. There were simple fences and huts on a flat ground in the distance. There were also two middle-aged men.
The wild boar concern group then asked the two men if they had seen traps, etc., but the other side asked, "You are the organization? Be careful if the traps are clipped to death." The two hurriedly picked up the items and left. on site.
According to news from neighbourhoods in the area, the place is a "beekeeping farm." The two men are the owners and often haunt the site.
During the inspection, Wong Ho-yin and volunteers found that there were about 20 boxes of honey in the breeze. There were also a large number of iron cages, tools and cooking utensils that could be used to catch wild animals. There were also multiple plastic boxes containing bread, dog food, etc. Bait, it is estimated that some people use food as bait to trap wild animals.
A hot stove was left on the scene, and thorns on the body of a porcupine were scattered around the stove, but there were no blood or meat left by wild animals.
Wong Ho-yin continued to point out that a few days ago, the AFCD had also discovered and demolished some animal hunting cages and posted warning signs on the site.
Some neighbours also revealed that the screams of some animals came from the top of the mountain. It is not ruled out that some people catch, cook, and eat wild animals.
Wong Ho-yin believes that the location is one of the black spots for hunting wild animals. The information provided by the Chai Wan neighborhood, the characteristics of the suspect, geographical factors and other information have been sorted out, and the AFCD and the Association for the Protection of Animals have been notified. action.
Wong Ho-yin pointed out that the wild animals in Hong Kong, such as monkeys, porcupines, bats, and birds, are protected animals. Anyone who illegally captures or consumes protected wild animals violates the "Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance."
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