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Police probe as another 6 dogs found dead in Yuen Long
Animal carcasses left at rubbish centre after five others discovered nearby over weekend
Tuesday, 08 October, 2013 [Updated: 8:46AM]
Clifford Lo [email protected]
Police are investigating whether foul play was involved in the deaths of six dogs found in two boxes in a Yuen Long village yesterday.
About five kilometres away, another five mongrels were found dead at an open-air storage centre over the weekend.
There was no indication to suggest that the two cases were linked, a police investigator said.
The carcasses of the six mongrels were discovered by a cleaner, 40, at a rubbish collection centre outside Wing Ning Tsuen on Yung Yuen Road at about 9.30am.
"Initial examination showed the dogs had no obvious signs of injury," a spokeswoman for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said. "Blood was found in the mouths of two of the dogs, suggesting both had vomited blood or suffered internal bleeding."
She said it was unusual for so many dog carcasses to be found at one site. She believed the animals had died elsewhere and were moved to the refuse collection centre for disposal.
SPCA vets will work with police to find out the cause of death. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department will also carry out toxicology tests.
A police spokesman said officers searched the area, but no poison bait was found.
He said the deaths were classified as cruelty to animals and detectives from Yuen Long were investigating. No one has been arrested.
The SPCA said all of the six were adult female dogs. Only one carried an identification microchip issued by the department. The other five were unregistered.
The spokeswoman urged dog owners to watch over their pets and to send their animals to have microchips implanted.
The other five dead dogs were found on Yick Yuen Road, Lau Fau Shan.
The police investigator said no evidence suggested they had died from poisoning. "We are waiting for the results of toxicology tests," he said.
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This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as Another 6 dogs found dead in Yuen Long
63-year-old man allegedly put rat poison baits out to protect his goats from roaming dogs
Wednesday, 09 October, 2013 [Updated: 4:10AM]
Clifford Lo [email protected]
Tin Shui Wai in Yuen Long where six dogs were found dead in a village. Photo: Nora Tam
An elderly man accused of placing rat poison baits outside his farm in Yuen Long to protect his 100 goats from being mauled by stray dogs has been arrested over the deaths of six dogs.
Police officers picked up the 63-year-old man at his home in Tin Shui Wai early yesterday after a 15-hour investigation into the deaths of the mongrels that were found in two boxes outside Wing Ning Tsuen on Yung Yuen Road, Yuen Long.
Chief Inspector Wong Yick-lung of Yuen Long police said the arrest was made after a good citizen came forward with useful information. "A dog owner told police that he had been warned recently to keep his dog on leash," a police source said.
"He was threatened that his dog would be killed if it attacked any goat on the farm. Initial investigation showed rat poison had been put out in the village a few days ago."
The elderly farmer was arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals, an offence with a maximum penalty of three years' jail and a HK$200,000 fine.
Last night, he was released on bail, after having been questioned, and must report back next month.
Police mounted a search for poison baits in the village yesterday morning, but found none.
They also collected soil samples for examination.
The carcasses of the six mongrels were found by a cleaner at a rubbish collection centre outside the village at about 9.30am on Monday. They had no obvious signs of injury and had been dead for less than 24 hours.
Police believe the carcasses were found by a passer-by who moved them to the rubbish collection centre.
They are still waiting for the results of toxicology examinations to find out whether the dogs had consumed rat poison.
One of the dogs had an identification microchip, but the other five were unregistered. Police are looking for their owners.
Separately, a pet owner called police at about 11am yesterday after she found the carcasses of two of her dogs in a warehouse on Yick Yuen Road, Lau Fau Shan, about five kilometres away from the Yuen Long village.
Her five other mongrels were found dead in an open-air storage centre nearby over the weekend. The 50-year-old woman told police that she had left her dogs in the storage centre recently after a dispute with her neighbours, who saw them as a nuisance.
Police are treating the case as suspected animal cruelty.
