It was a pleasure for the whole family to visit the farms in the suburbs during the summer, but be careful to become an accomplice of animal abuse.
A large number of rabbits were raised at a farm on Kam Sheung Road, Yuen Long, but some citizens found that the iron cage where the rabbits lived was rusty and dirty. There was no litter or pasture in the cage, and the water pocket was even more stained.
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" pretended to be a customer and found that the farm had a fee for feeding rabbits at 5 yuan per feed.
A rabbit organization directly denounced the rabbits’ living environment at the scene as "very bad!" Staff from the Animal Protection Association and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department visited this (9th) afternoon and believed that the rabbits were kept in a poor environment. Two of the older rabbits were even worse. Suspected of eye discomfort, he believed that the farm must improve the density and facilities for raising rabbits to facilitate care.
The "environmental protection farm" involved is located near Jinshang Road Station. Although the farm advertises "environmental protection", the activities provided include all-you-can-eat barbecue, animal feeding and handicraft production, which are not related to environmental protection.
The reporter received complaints from enthusiastic citizens, saying that the farm raises a large number of rabbits and lives in iron cages like chicken coops. There are no cushions on the bottom of the cage, and there are rust stains on all sides, and the environment is dirty.
There is no pasture in the cage, and the water pocket is stained.
The citizens even took photos, as evidenced by pictures.
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Pictures of the farm were circulated among rabbit friends. After viewing the relevant photos, Shirley, the head of the rabbit association, said that the rabbit’s living environment was "bad! Very bad!" As you can see from the photo, the cage was crowded with rabbits, but the rabbit’s staple food was not seen. Shirley said It means that the staple food of rabbits is pasture, which accounts for about 70% of the daily food. The remaining 20% is fruits and vegetables. The other 10% is rabbit food. I am worried that they don’t have enough food. To.” She also pointed out that currently many farms in Hong Kong use rabbit feeding activities as a solicitation, but raising rabbits outdoors may cause rabbit heatstroke.
According to the "Regulations on the Prevention of Cruel Treatment of Animals", if a confined animal is negligent to provide adequate food and clean water, he shall be convicted through summary procedures and shall be fined 200,000 yuan and imprisoned for 3 years.
It is known that the farm provides rabbit feeding activities, but the person in charge claims that the rabbit feeding activities are sub-leased to others for operation, and the environmental protection farm is not aware of it.
The reporter pretended that the customer called the person in charge of the rabbit feeding activity, and the other party pointed out that the rabbit feeding, pig feeding, and sheep feeding activities were charged 5 yuan per feed.
It can be seen from the pictures uploaded by the farm on social pages that the feed provided is carrots.
Ai Xie, fishery and conservation on-site investigation and investigation
After receiving a report from the public today (9th), the Association of Agriculture and Fisheries and Conservation Department visited the farm in the afternoon.
In the meantime, the farm owner refused to let the reporters in.
The Association and AFCD staff stayed for more than an hour and then left.
The Association said that its inspectors found a total of 21 rabbits, each of which was kept in a cage. Among them, two of the older rabbits were suspected of having discomfort in their eyes.
Although each rabbit cage is equipped with water supply equipment to provide drinking water, the rabbit cage is old and rusty.
Inspectors of the Association proposed improvement measures to the owner on the spot, including taking two rabbits with discomfort to the veterinary clinic as soon as possible, replacing all rabbit cages, and ensuring that the drinking bowl in each rabbit cage is cleaned regularly to ensure that the rabbits can drink. Clean water.
Ai Xie continued that although the farm currently provides forage for the rabbits on a regular basis, it must provide sufficient forage for the rabbits in the future and reduce the number of rabbits to facilitate care.
For the feed provided by the farm to feed the rabbits is carrots, the requirements for raising rabbits on the AFCD website stated that sweet vegetables such as carrots and fruits are relatively high in sugar, and only a small piece of them can be given occasionally as a reward.
The Agriculture and Fisheries Department also recommends avoiding the use of net-bottomed cages. If net-bottomed cages are used, they should be covered with newspapers, corrugated paper or a thick layer of straw or thin wood chips, and the bedding should be replaced daily.
Because the bottom of the net will make rabbits feel uncomfortable or hurt their feet.
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