There is suspicion of hunting wild boar in Tai Po.
The wild boar concern group "Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group" posted a post on its social media page yesterday (20th), stating that it had received a notification from the public that someone had loaded a wild boar carcass into a truck on Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, and there was nothing on the vehicle. The man carrying the pig carcass did not wear a uniform, and attached a photo of the incident.
The group pointed to the AFCD's multiple pig killing operations since last year, and questioned that this time it was also the department's killing of wild boars.
"Hong Kong 01" asked the AFCD about the incident. The department denied that it carried out a wild boar capture operation at the location at the above-mentioned time. The FEHD replied that the department received a report of the discovery of a wild boar carcass yesterday, and then arranged The contractor came to pick up the body.
However, the department is also trying to find out the identity of the man.
A man is loading a carcass of a wild boar.
(Photo from "Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group")
The "Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group" received a notification from the public yesterday (20th) that a man had transported several wild boar carcasses to a truck at Ting Kok Road at about 10 am yesterday.
The group questioned: "Why can an ordinary citizen carry wild boar carcasses unscrupulously in broad daylight?" It also bluntly said: "Since the AFCD introduced measures to kill wild boars in November last year, the concern group has publicly disclosed many times. He pointed out that the department's pig slaughtering measures will only lead to discrimination and cruelty to animals, which will encourage more slaughter cases."
Citing witnesses, the group believed that the people in the photo were staff of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
The citizen thought the incident was suspicious, but after considering that after calling the police, the police might call the AFCD to cull the remaining wild boars, so he dismissed the idea.
"Hong Kong 01" received a reply from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, stating that the department did not carry out wild boar capture operations at the location referred to in the enquiry on today (October 20). The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department replied that the department received the Referred to by the relevant department (1823), it said that a wild boar carcass was found on Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, and a contractor was subsequently arranged to collect it.
The department is seeking information on the identities of the persons referred to in the enquiries.
However, the agency did not respond further to the fact that there was more than one wild boar carcass at the scene.
According to the Wildlife Protection Ordinance (Chapter 170), no person shall possess any hunting equipment without permission and shall not use hunting equipment to hunt any wild animals.
Violators, upon conviction, can be fined up to $50,000.
In addition, hunting or possessing any "protected wild animals" specified in the Ordinance is punishable by a maximum fine of 100,000 yuan and imprisonment for one year.
A man is loading a carcass of a wild boar.
(Photo from "Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group")
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