Corgi found dead at Hong Kong construction site with mouth bound shut using plastic cords
- Police called to work site on Kam Ho Road in Yuen Long after worker who found carcass flags case of suspected animal cruelty
- ‘Its mouth was tied with two plastic cords, suggesting it had been abused,’ police insider says
A Corgi was found dead with its mouth bound shut using two plastic cords at a construction site in Hong Kong’s New Territories on Monday, prompting police to launch a criminal investigation.
Officers were called to the Kam Ho Road site in the Pat Heung area of Yuen Long after receiving a report of suspected animal cruelty. A worker who found the dog carcass at around 11.29am had brought the incident to light.
A source familiar with the case said it was a female Corgi with brown and white fur. The dog was about one metre (3.3 feet) in length, he added.
“Its mouth was tied with two plastic cords, suggesting it had been abused,” the insider said.
A necropsy would be carried out to determine the cause of death, the source added.
A police spokesman said a preliminary investigation suggested the case involved animal cruelty.
Detectives from the Yuen Long criminal investigation unit are handling the case. No arrests have been made so far.
In Hong Kong, animal cruelty carries a maximum penalty of three years in jail and a HK$200,000 (US$25,600) fine.