Three wild boars shot with tranquilliser gun after downtown Hong Kong jaunt
Pigs lead police on pursuit through Causeway Bay and North Point as animals take in sights of the city
Three wild boars were spotted taking in the sights of downtown Hong Kong on Tuesday as part of a concrete jungle jaunt before they were shot with a tranquilliser gun.
Police were called out shortly after 1pm when a man found three pigs on Tung Lo Wan Road in Causeway Bay, but the animals disappeared before officers could track them down.
The game of chase continued later in the day when three boars were seen making their way down the pavement on nearby Tin Hau Temple Road. At this point a policeman was deployed to tail the animals.
Pigs were also seen in the neighbourhood on Monday, but it was unclear whether they were the same boars spotted on Tuesday. Three were seen admiring Belilios Public School, also in Causeway Bay, at about 7am, but also made off before police arrived. Further sightings of a single boar were reported in the same neighbourhood at 12.20pm and 6.20pm on Monday.
Tuesday’s pursuit ended with the boars shot with a tranquilliser gun on Cloud View Road in North Point at about 6pm, according to a spokeswoman for the government’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD).