The Fisheries and Conservation Department used food to lure wild boars to show up on Shum Wan Road, Wong Chuk Hang last night (18th), and then shot 7 wild boars with anesthesia guns. The practice caused controversy.
Fong Longfei, a member of the outlying islands district who has participated in the election of Hong Kong Island West, said that the government's methods of booby-trapping wild boars are exhausted. He emphasized that the government should manage wild boars instead of killing them.
Chen Zhisi, the convener of the Executive Council, believes that the infestation of wild boars has changed from a "nuisance" to a public health problem. The key lies in "the reproductive rate is high. If we don't do anything today, the problem will become more and more serious." He admitted that he was right in the past. Wild boars adopt a policy of tolerance, but they are no longer able to cope with the breeding of wild boars. Now they must change their collection, but admit that there is always room for improvement.
Fang Longfei said that the government’s use of food to trap wild boars is very problematic and emphasized that the government should manage rather than kill them.
He suggested that the government should neuter wild boars after catching them and put them in remote places.
Fang Longfei believes that all human beings should bear the responsibility and should not just blame the wild boar for the problem.
Hong Kong Island East candidate Pan Zhuohong said that the Hong Kong government's behavior is outrageous and questioned whether the use of bread to lure and kill violates the relevant conventions for the protection of animals, and whether it will increase the alertness and aggressiveness of wild boars to humans.
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Democratic Party criticizes ignoring the results of "sterilization and reintroduction"
The Democratic Party Southern District team issued a statement last night condemning the AFCD for trapping wild boars. The team claimed that the AFCD used bread to lure wild boars, injected anesthetics and then killed them with drugs. The process and methods were extremely inhumane and demanded that the government stop this practice immediately. , And rethink how to deal with the relationship between humans and pigs, and at the same time call on the public to stop feeding wild boars immediately.
The team pointed out that in the past several sessions of the Southern District Council have always emphasized the strategy of "sterilization and reintroduction". In recent years, the Fisheries and Conservation Department has also stepped up capture and re-sterilization operations in the Southern District, especially in the Stanley area. The most recent one was held in Hong Kong on the 20th of last month. Carry on.
The team believes that the change to wild boar hunting after a period of less than a month is obviously directly related to the police officer being attacked. At the same time, it ignores the many years of "sterilization and reintroduction."
The team also quoted a document from the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council the previous year, stating that from 2018 to 2019, the wild boar found that the number of growth has slowed significantly. If the policy is to be changed, it should specifically point out the past policy improprieties.
Since 2016, the government has received reports of injuries from wild boars every year, questioning why the policy was changed immediately after police officers were recently attacked.
Yuan Jiawei: People and pigs can coexist with a suitable distance
Former Southern District Councillor Yuan Jiawei wrote a letter from prison last Saturday (13th) to the public today, stating that human development land drives away other creatures. Animals can only go elsewhere to find food. At the same time, some people continue to feed in the city, breaking their own communities. The coexistence model ultimately harmed wild boars.
She said that there are many wild boars in the southern district, and they are familiar with the neighborhood. In fact, they don't take the initiative to feed and provoke. Wild boars and humans can coexist if they are at a suitable distance.
She also pointed out that in the past, the communication and cooperation with the AFCD was positive and smooth. The sterilization operation was performed professionally and carefully, and the front-line staff also explained and provided assistance to the district board members.
Chen Zhisi admitted that in the past, he adopted a policy of tolerance for wild boars, but it was no longer able to cope with the breeding of wild boars, and now it must be changed, but admitted that "there is always room for improvement."
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Chen Zhisi: Repeated complaints about wild boars must be aimed at breeding problems
Chen Zhisi said when attending the event today (18th) that he and the government have received many complaints in recent years that the wild boar problem has affected people's livelihood. For example, a driver reported that a wild boar on the road could cause a car accident within minutes.
New Democratic Party Ye Liu Shuyi and DAB Chen Xuefeng have signed up to run for Hong Kong Island West; New Democratic Party Liao Tiancheng, Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Wu Qiubei and Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong have also signed up.
The fishery and Conservation Department’s trapping of wild boars has stimulated a sharp increase in netizens’ negative reviews on the Internet. Who is the promoter of the Internet?
36 cases of wild boar wounding people in 10 years. Fishery and Conservation Department deletes data: Wrongly put protected animals with wild boars. Concerned about group batches of bread trapping wild boars. Despicable Fishery and Conservation Department: Deal with humanity and adopt similar methods to destroy wild boars in the future. Opposition to lethal management means that fishery and conservationists refuse to accept opinions