The cruel abuse of pigeons│The old man in Dawei held a sharp stone to discourage the wild pigeons from the neighborhood and was intimidated

Incidents of killing wild pigeons have recently emerged one after another.

In addition to a large number of dead pigeons in Fu Heng Village, Tai Po, a pigeon incident was also suspected in Tai Wai yesterday (5th). An elderly person was suspected to be dissatisfied with the impact of wild pigeon excrement on hygiene. Pigeon, and quarrel with the neighborhood that was filmed and stopped by talking.

Some district councilors described that humans are intelligent creatures and should find ways to solve problems instead of killing animals, because the practices will affect the ecological balance. They also believe that the problems caused by wild pigeons are mainly related to health. They think that the Housing Department The problem can be improved by helping to strengthen cleanliness and appealing to the public not to feed pigeons without authorization.

According to a video followed by the Facebook group Xianjing Lianlong_community, an old man held a sharp stone with a large palm and vigorously steered towards the flock of feral pigeons. The flock of feral pigeons took off after hearing the sound. Immediately picked up the sharp stone and then directed towards the pigeon group.

Some neighbours spoke out to persuade them when they saw it, but the persons involved ignored the words of others and continued to use sharp stones to sway the pigeons.

Afterwards, the old man pointed out to the neighbourhood that the wild pigeons often defecate at the place, which affected the hygiene, and then used a sharp stone to sway the wild pigeons again.

Suspected of hygienic problems caused by wild pigeons

When the filmmaker saw this, he told the neighbours that he would call the police and pointed out that it was not the first time that the old man involved had done the act of harming wild pigeons.

The old man continued to explain that wild pigeons were excreted nearby, so that passers-by often stepped on pigeon dung.

During this period, the old man became more and more emotional, and said to the persuading neighborhood: "You are shocked, I will bury you!" The neighborhood pointed back: "You will not be able to punish the pigeon in the future."

The two sides quarreled for a while, the old man kept verbally insulting the neighbourhood, and the neighbourhood kept repeating that the white dove just lived nearby and did not hinder human beings.

Shatin District Councillor Mak Run-pei described that he would not forgive anyone for harming wild pigeons. He said that there had been no incidents of pigeon abuse in the district. However, he had witnessed people shooting birds with air guns. Those involved fled.

Mak Runpei said that understanding that the existence of wild pigeons may affect the lives of citizens, but humans and animals also live in the same community, and they need to be respected.

He described human beings as intelligent creatures, and they should find ways to solve problems instead of harming animals by killing, because their actions will affect the ecological balance.

Mak Runpei believes that the problems caused by wild pigeons are mainly related to hygiene. He believes that the Housing Department can help strengthen cleanliness and appeal to the public not to feed pigeons without authorization.

As a large number of wild pigeon deaths have occurred in Tai Po recently, it is worrying that some fanatics deliberately tortured and killed wild pigeons.

Tai Po District Councillor He Wai-lin described that similar incidents had never happened in the district before. He visited the scene yesterday and described the wild pigeons as suspected of signs of poisoning. Later today, he will visit the scene again.

He condemned fanatics for killing animals with poison, causing them to die in pain. The residual poison also has the opportunity to spread to other community animals, which is very dangerous.

District Councillors urge strengthening of sterilization and law enforcement

He Weilin urged the public not to hurt or feed any wild animals, "I don't love them, and they don't want to hurt them."

He pointed out that feeding any wild animals without authorization will not only increase their reproduction number or cause nuisance, but also cause citizens who do not like wild animals to harm them due to nuisance, creating a vicious circle.

In order to solve the problem from the root cause, He Weilin suggested that the authorities strengthen efforts and resources to deal with the problem in a more humane way, such as speeding up the sterilization of wild animals, expanding the scope of feeding bans, and strengthening law enforcement to prohibit citizens from feeding them.

He Weilin said that Hong Kong’s animal-friendly policy is backward. Although there is a "Prevent Cruelty to Animals" to protect animals from harm, the penalties of the regulations are too low, non-deterrent, and useless. "If you know there will be consequences, Mimi will continue to do it. "He urged the authorities to consider the deliberateness of the persons involved and the seriousness of the incident as sentencing standards.

Cruel treatment of animals is a serious crime. According to the "Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance", it includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, vertebral and invertebrates. The maximum penalty is 200,000 Hong Kong dollars and imprisonment for 3 years.

A large number of dead pigeons were found in Fu Hang Village, Tai Po for two consecutive days

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Cruelly tortured pigeons│More than 30 pigeon carcasses were found in Fu Heng Village, Tai Po for two consecutive days. Cruel treatment of animals. Cruel tortured pigeons│18 pigeon carcasses were found in Fu Hang Village, Tai Po. The seventy-year-old cleaners involved in hard objects were allowed to be released on bail of 500 yuan.

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