Injured mongrel found with cuts to its eye and head sparks Hong Kong police probe
- Acting on a report on Friday, police found the injured dog outside a restaurant at Sheung Tsuen, on Kam Sheung Road in Pat Heung
- Kent Luk, founder of Hong Kong Paws Guardian, says though the injuries are not life-threatening, the animal may lose its sight in one eye
Hong Kong police have launched an investigation into a case of suspected animal cruelty, after a mongrel was found to have suffered cuts to its left eye and head, which might result in the loss of its sight in one eye.
Police said they had received a report from a man surnamed Luk at about 1pm on Friday, and found the injured dog outside a restaurant at Sheung Tsuen, on Kam Sheung Road in Pat Heung.
Kent Luk, founder of Hong Kong Paws Guardian who reported the alleged crime, said a volunteer of his group spotted the severely injured mongrel bleeding from its head. The five-year-old dog had a white wire and a green rope around its neck.
Luk said when the volunteer tried to rescue the dog, it panicked and quickly ran away towards Tai Mo Shan. Luk and others in his animal shelter organisation started looking for it in the neighbourhood, eventually finding it at about 1pm in Pat Heung.
“The dog suffered multiple slashes likely to have been caused by a cutter. One wound was running from its head to its right jaw, and the other from the head to the left eye socket. Its eyeball almost fell out,” Luk said.