2023-06-22 11:28:59
[Animal Outbreak]Incidents of hoarding and cruelty to animals have occurred many times. Animals are trapped in a crowded and dirty environment and cannot escape. The suffering is extremely inhumane. The police received a report today, revealing that someone kept 14 cats in a unit at No. 132 Fuk Wah Street, Sham Shui Po, but the sanitation environment was poor and there was not enough water and food. The police, together with firefighters, inspectors from the Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Society for the Protection of Animals, arrived at the scene to rescue the cats and arrested a 43-year-old female resident surnamed Ye on suspicion of cruelty to animals.
In response to this newspaper’s inquiry, the police said that they received reports from nearby residents this morning that a unit at No. 132 Fuk Wah Street had been flooded and that someone was suspected of fainting. After the police arrived at the scene, the firemen broke into the house and found 14 cats in the house, including British shorthair cats and Tang cats, adult cats and kittens. After preliminary investigation, the cats in this batch were not life-threatening, but the unit did not have enough water and food, and the hygienic environment was poor. The batch of cats has been seized by the Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Love Association.
After further investigation, the police arrested a 43-year-old female resident surnamed Ye on suspicion of cruelty to animals. She is currently being detained for investigation. The case is being followed up by the third team of the Criminal Investigation Team of the Sham Shui Po District.
In response to this newspaper’s inquiry, the Aixie stated that the inspector of the Aixie arrived at a unit on Fuk Wa Street in Sham Shuipo this morning and found 14 cats inside. Inspector Aixie took 10 of the cats away for further examination and care. The police will continue to follow up the investigation on this case.
The police received a report today that a cat was suspected of being abused in a tenement building on Fuk Wah Street in Sham Shui Po.
The unit is very messy.
Multiple cats in cluttered unit.
The police arrested the female resident, and the cat was handed over to the Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Love Association.
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