Abandoned dogs fall victim to Typhoon Mangkhut's power as animal welfare group urges Hong Kong pet owners to keep animals inside during storms

Some animals were left on boats or found in coastal areas by residents and animal welfare groups

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The male mongrel was first seen stranded on an overturned boat near Sai Kung Pier. Source: Hong Kong Animal Post

Published: 1:00pm, 20 Sep 2018Updated: 3:48pm, 20 Sep 2018

The founder of an animal welfare group has urged pet owners not to forget about their animals during typhoons after several dogs were found abandoned when monster storm Mangkhut lashed Hong Kong.

The appeal from Debbie Chow Mun-yee, of Sai Kung-based Home Dog Home rescue and homing service, was made after she and Narelle Pamuk, chairwoman of the Sai Kung Stray Friends Foundation, helped save a mongrel from an overturned boat in choppy waters near Sai Kung Pier on Sunday during the most intense storm in the city’s history.

Residents spotted the male mongrel stranded on the boat on Sunday morning.

But the dog jumped into the water and disappeared during a failed rescue attempt that night by Pamuk’s son, Cole Pamuk, and his friend Alex Hunter.

The dog was eventually rescued and brought back to shore. Source: Hong Kong Animal Post

“My son went to the dog on the boat and he jumped into the water. My son was able to grab him and tried to push him up a ladder. The dog struggled and fell backwards in the water.

Abandoned dogs fall victim to Typhoon Mangkhut's power as animal welfare group urges Hong Kong pet owners to keep animals inside during storms

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Some animals were left on boats or found in coastal areas by residents and animal welfare groups