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Clifford Lo

Hong Kong police arrested a 58-year-old woman on Thursday on suspicion of animal cruelty after a pigeon was allegedly hurled to its death at a public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O.
Officers were called to Hau Tak Estate on Po Ning Road shortly before 11am after receiving a report from a passer-by, with the caller claiming a woman had thrown the bird to the ground, the force said.
Officers discovered the dead pigeon outside the estate’s Tak Chak House.
After a preliminary investigation, police arrested the woman for animal cruelty – an offence punishable by up to three years in jail and a HK$200,000 (US$25,538) fine.
Hong Kong man arrested on suspicion of breaking wings of wild pigeon
Detectives from the Tseung Kwan O criminal investigation unit are following up on the case.
Police on May 17 arrested a man, 66, for allegedly breaking a wild pigeon’s wings at King Lam Estate in the same district.
The pigeons could have caused a nuisance and hygiene problems at the estate, leading the suspect to commit the alleged abuse, police said at the time.
Between June 4 and 7, dozens of birds, including sparrows and pigeons, were found dead near a public playground at Quarry Hill in Ho Man Tin, prompting police to investigate the possible poisoning of the animals.
The force said some pieces of corn had been found near the playground and taken to a government laboratory to determine if they were laced with poison.
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On Tuesday, police arrested a man, 51, on suspicion of animal cruelty, about a week after a puppy died. The pug was found stuffed in two bags and abandoned on a hillside in Tsuen Wan early last week and died a day later.
Last month, Hong Kong witnessed a string of animal cruelty cases, including the death of a nine-year-old Yorkshire terrier on May 8, a week after undergoing an operation to remove 18 fragments in its skull. The dog was believed to have been brutally abused.
A day after the dog’s death, officers arrested a Greek woman over a separate case of alleged animal cruelty after her 10-month-old Maltese died.
A man, 22, was arrested on May 3 on suspicion of ill-treating his husky in another case. The incident came to light after an online video showed someone briefly attempting to strangle the dog using the flap of a metal cage as the animal hung its head outside the container through an opening.


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Animal cruelty: Hong Kong police arrest woman, 58, for allegedly killing pigeon outside housing estate

Hong Kong police arrest a 58-year-old on suspicion of hurling a pigeon to its death. Photo: Handout

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Caller alerts police to incident at Hau Tak Estate in Tseung Kwan O and claims suspect hurled bird to the ground
Incident follows discovery of dozens of dead birds between June 4 and 7 linked to separate case of suspected animal poisoning


Caller alerts police to incident at Hau Tak Estate on Po Ning Road and claims suspect hurled bird to the ground.


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