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Hong Kong cat back to ‘managing’ pharmacy after clean quarantine following scratching accusation

Skinnier Porsche takes up old routine amid outpouring of public support

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Porsche the cat back at the pharmacy located at On Tat Estate in Kwun Tong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Elizabeth Cheung

A pharmacy cat that caused a sensation in Hong Kong after it was blamed for scratching a mainland boy made a popular return to the store upon completing quarantine.

The female cat named Porsche – affectionately dubbed “store manager” by staff and customers of the pharmacy at On Tat Estate in Kwun Tong – was at the centre of an uproar earlier this week.

A woman had accused Porsche of scratching her son, 5, during a store visit on October 6. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
A woman had accused Porsche of scratching her son, 5, during a store visit on October 6. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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More than 70,000 signatures were collected in an online petition to “save” Porsche from forced quarantine at an Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department facility. The cat was accused of causing a 5mm scratch behind the ear of a five-year-old boy when his mother, from the mainland, took him to the pharmacy on October 6.

Under the Rabies Ordinance, the department can detain any animal for observation after such an incident.

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Democratic Party lawmaker Roy Kwong Chun-yu, visiting the cat on Saturday. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Democratic Party lawmaker Roy Kwong Chun-yu, visiting the cat on Saturday. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

In the end, Porsche was sent to a private veterinary clinic for treatment and observation as she was not feeling well after the incident. The department allowed her to be quarantined at the clinic instead of the department’s animal management centre.

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