[Animal News]Animals also have thoughts and feelings, and industries related to animals should be more cautious. Hana, a seven-year-old dog girl who had been abused until her teeth were dry and lost all her teeth, was taken to a beauty shop in Choi Wah Garden, Tuen Mun by her current adopter a few days ago. She cut her tongue and bleeds instantly. The hostess saw Hana trembling with pain, and felt very heartache and anger, but pointed out that the beauty shop not only did not apologize, but the suspected person in charge was even worse, saying, “Isn’t it my business?” Mr. Wong Hung-ming, a member of the Tuen Mun District who is a lawyer, said bluntly that it is difficult to criminally investigate such negligence incidents under the current laws, and the parties concerned can only claim compensation through civil means.
The newspaper contacted the beauty shop involved by phone and Whatsapp to inquire regarding the incident, whether it had investigated the cause of the incident and how to take responsibility, but there was no response.
Haha is a dog girl adopted by the hostess from the Hong Kong Rescue Cats and Dogs Association. She pointed out that when Hana was rescued by volunteers last year, she was in an empty house with no one. She was a dog abandoned by the previous owner. At that time, Hana was very thin and even I was tired from walking, my teeth were dry, and finally I had to lose all my teeth. The hostess said that although Hana was weak, she was very close to her eyes, so she decided to adopt her. With careful care, Hana’s body gradually returned to normal, and she was still full of confidence in people, very lively and friendly.
The hostess and her husband took Hana to the beauty shop for a bath on the followingnoon of September 24, but they did not expect to bring such a painful experience to Hana. In an interview with this newspaper, the hostess said: “I received a call from the beauty salon at 2:90, saying that my dog had been cut and asked us to go there immediately. The staff said that she saw hair on Hana’s chin and wrapped her mouth, so she cut her hair. I accidentally cut my tongue.” When they arrived at the beauty shop, they saw that Hana’s tongue was injured, and the staff temporarily applied hemostatic powder, but blood still oozing out. The hostess also said that they did not ask each other to provide shearing services, but the staff cut the hair without consent, which resulted in the dog being injured.
The hostess and her husband immediately took Hana to the veterinarian. When Hana’s condition settled down, they went to the beauty shop to make a theory and called the police for help. “We asked to meet the person in charge. After more than half an hour, two men came in, and he refused. Answered if she was in charge, and said she didn’t know anything.” She originally wanted the other party to apologize and pay for the medical expenses, but she didn’t expect the other party’s attitude to be so bad, so she made the incident public online.
She felt very sad regarding Hana’s injury. “Hana has no teeth. She can only rely on her tongue to help her to eat. Now that her tongue is injured, we are very worried regarding her ability to eat and affect her health. In the past few days, we have given medicines and water to see her. It was very uncomfortable, it was so painful that I shivered all day, it was really hard work.”
They took Hana to the veterinarian once more yesterday (September 30), and the doctor said her wound was healing and it would take a while to see if she needed an operation. They are still force-feeding Hana for fear that her self-feeding might infect her wounds.
In reply to this newspaper’s enquiry, Huang Hongming said that the current Hong Kong law regards the positioning of animals as property, and the negligence of the beauty shop cannot be pursued criminally, and can only be pursued through civil claims. Psychological trauma claims.
He also said that unless it is a very serious negligence, such as the person who manages the dog does not provide water for the dog to drink for a long time, there will be a chance to prosecute under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance. The hostess told this newspaper that she hoped the government might legislate to strengthen the supervision of such animal beauty parlors and reduce the occurrence of animal victimization accidents.
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