2023-06-06 11:13:07
[Animal News]The Observatory is currently issuing a yellow rainstorm warning. Heavy rains of more than 30 millimeters per hour have been recorded in a wide area of Hong Kong. Many community animals have no tiles to cover their heads and have to look for shelter from the rain. An animal volunteer revealed that at around 9 o’clock this morning, several community dogs in the Hong Kong Island District were sheltering from the rain in the recessed area of the MTR Wong Chuk Hang Nam Fung Road Ventilation Building. The field led the dogs back up the mountain to prevent them from being hit by a car. She pointed out that the dogs are still panicking.
She described those dogs as very docile, but they are often targeted by people. She hopes that those organizations will not drive away the dogs sheltering from the rain. Please do not target and intimidate them.”
The MTR has caused major controversy in the past when dealing with animal issues. In August 2014, the “Wei Xue Incident” occurred. At that time, the dog “Wei Xue” walked into the rails of the Sheung Shui MTR Station and asked for help and wanted to jump on the moon. Taiwan, but the MTR staff failed to save the dog and let the train run normally. In the end, the dog was run over by a through train on the track at Fanling MTR Station and died tragically.
After the incident, MTR train director Jin Zepei publicly apologized, and promised to formulate guidelines for handling animals and set up a task force to thoroughly investigate the incident. Later, the MTR proposed guidelines for staff to deal with animals walking on the track, including training staff on how to handle dogs, suspending trains on affected sections of the road, and seeking assistance from the Fisheries and Conservation Department and the AFC.
Just when everyone thought that the indifference of the MTR was due to Wei Xue’s blood in exchange for lessons and changes, today in the rainy weather, the MTR outsourced staff not only did not lend a helping hand to the dogs seeking shelter from the rain, but even drove them out. road. This newspaper is inquiring with MTR to find out whether the practice of driving away dogs is required by MTR.
The volunteer told this newspaper that the incident happened at regarding 9:00 this morning, and the outsourced staff also admitted to her that they had chased away the dogs. She will contact the MTR management to ask them to face up to the incident and not to chase away the dogs sheltering from the wind and rain.
NPV executive chairman Mak Chi-ho said that the most important thing is for the MTR to formulate clearer guidelines, because if MTR employees or contractors do not have clear guidelines, they may worry that dogs will be responsible for safety problems. “We are not asking to take in those dogs, but to take short-term measures in particularly extreme weather, and things can be handled humanely.”
In response to this newspaper’s inquiry, MTR stated that MTR supports animal protection and is understanding the situation. If necessary, it will consult animal protection organizations to do better.
Comparing yourself to yourself, when animals come to shelter from the rain, please don’t drive them away. Also please let the owners of cats and dogs bring the cats and dogs back indoors, and don’t let them suffer from the wind and rain alone.
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