Thousands of dogs are being put down every year in Hong Kong because there are not enough good homes for them.
They die because of short-sighted attitudes and bad decision-making.
Pet owners abandon these loyal servants and make them homeless.
I believe fewer dogs would have to be put down if the government tightened its regulation of pet shops and enforced compulsory desexing of pets.
Officials must look for alternatives to the indiscriminate killing of dogs and puppies at the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department's animal management centres.
Dogs or puppies which have not been microchipped are destroyed at the department's kennels after a few days, unless claimed by an owner or taken by a recognised animal welfare organisation for re-homing. This slaughter of thousands of perfectly healthy and friendly animals is simply not an acceptable method of dealing with the problem of too many dogs.