2023-06-16 15:31:50
[Animal News]Dogs should not be used as a tool for begging for money. In Mong Kok in recent months, an old man often took a poodle named “Doudou” to beg. No matter the weather was hot or rainy, the old man would let the dog The dog lay in the open and asked the dog to help beg for money. A group of volunteers and enthusiastic citizens have been paying attention to Doudou’s situation recently, hoping to successfully lobby the old man to give the dog to other people for adoption. The police arrested the 74-year-old man yesterday and will prosecute him for the crime of “begging for lodging”. He will appear in court tomorrow, and Doudou will be temporarily handed over to the Society for the Protection of Animals for inspection.
Volunteer Ms. Lin told this newspaper that they have been paying attention to Doudou’s situation, pointing out that the old man ignored Doudou’s possible heat stroke, and still took Doudou to beg in hot weather. Walking alone, there is a danger of running out of the road at any time, and some citizens have seen that Doudou’s feet seem to have problems. She pointed out that it is unacceptable for someone to use the dog’s loyalty to beg. Since Doudou has a chip, she hopes to persuade the old man to let the dog be adopted. “It can make Doudou have a better life and let him visit Doudou. “
According to the paper written by the old man when he was begging, Doudou was raised by his late wife and entrusted to him to take care of him, and Doudou was 11 years old and sickly. It is currently unknown whether the description in the paper is true.
As far as we know, the police and the AAP received many reports regarding the old man begging with a dog. The AA inspector also came to the scene to understand and persuade him many times, but the old man still insisted on me and continued to use Doudou. An enthusiastic citizen saw the old man begging with his dog once more last night, so he called the police, and the police arrived and arrested him.
In response to this newspaper’s inquiries, the police said that they received a report at regarding 10:00 last night that a man was suspected of begging with the same dog outside a shopping mall on Argyle Street in Mong Kok. Police officers arrived at the scene following receiving the report. The 74-year-old man failed to produce his identity document, and the officer arrested him for “failure to produce his identity document”. The case was handed over to the Mong Kok District Task Force for follow-up. The man has been charged with one count of “begging for alms” and the case will be brought up in West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow morning.
The APS stated that the poodle of the person involved is temporarily under the care of the Society for the Protection of Animals until further notice by the police.
Photo source: Volunteer Ms. Lin
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