A dog with a collar walked into the Lung Shan Tunnel Administration Building, and the Fisheries and Conservation Department received contact from the owner of the urgently found dog.

[Animal News]Urgent search for dog owner! A dog with a neck strap but no chip appeared at the Lung Shan Tunnel Administration Building in Sha Tau Kok the day before yesterday. The staff handed the dog to the Society for the Protection of Animals for pickup. After the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals checked that the dog’s health condition was normal, the dog was handed over to the fishermen. The Department conducts the lost and found procedure. The dog has now been handed over to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. The department said it will check the reported loss record and if it is confirmed that the animal has been reported lost, the person who reported the loss will be notified to retrieve the dog. This newspaper appeals to dog owners or anyone who knows the dog’s background to contact the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department as soon as possible.

The dog found in the Longshan Tunnel was a brown-white Tang terrier with a chest strap when it was found. The staff later contacted the AIDS Association, and the IPSA inspectors came to the scene and scanned the dog without the chip before taking the dog away. At that time, a car owner who helped rescue the dog expressed his intention to adopt the dog and would communicate with the CPCA.

However, the dog was eventually handed over to the AFCD Animal Management Center. In response to this newspaper’s inquiry, the AIDS Association stated that AICP inspectors arrived at the administration building of the Longshan Tunnel the day before yesterday and, with the assistance of tunnel staff, handled the case of a suspected lost adult dog. There was a dog leash on the body but no microchip. Preliminary visual inspection showed that the dog’s health condition was normal and normal. No injuries. The CPCA inspector immediately sent the dog to the Fisheries and Conservation Department for loss and claim procedures.

In response to this newspaper’s inquiry, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department stated that after receiving a referral from a partner animal welfare organization the day before yesterday, it took in a brown and white male mixed-breed dog found in the area of ​​the Lung Shan Tunnel Administration Building. A preliminary veterinary examination found that its health condition is generally good. , since the relevant dog does not have a microchip implanted, the AFCD will check the reported loss record. If it is confirmed to be a reported lost animal, the person who reported the loss will be notified to confirm and claim the dog.

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department also stated that according to the current mechanism, if the unclaimed animals are in good health and are assessed by veterinarians as suitable for adoption, the Department will transfer them to partner animal welfare organizations for adoption by the public.

According to past practices of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, the loss and claim process usually lasts for four days. After that, if no one claims the dog, and the veterinarian considers that the dog is not suitable for adoption due to behavioral or health reasons, it will be humanely destroyed.

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