"Sai Kung Man Suspected of Cruelty to Animals by Using Wooden Boards to Help Three Dogs Attack Free-Range Dogs"

[Animal News]Hurting animals is a shameful and cowardly act. A case of cruelty to animals was discovered in Sai Wan, Sai Kung. A local free-range dog “Xiao Lao” fought with three other dogs at 11:00 pm on May 24. A man arrived by car. Not only did he not stop the dogs from fighting, he even held down the younger dog with a wooden plank to help the three dogs attack. Later, he suspected that he beat the younger brother with a stick-like object. The younger brother broke free from the board and fled. It was captured on CCTV from a nearby village house. The owner of the dog, James, has taken the younger brother to the veterinarian and made a statement to the police. He pointed out that the wound on the younger brother’s hind foot has cavities and pus, but fortunately there are no fractures or other internal injuries.

The owner of the dog, James, told this newspaper that the 4-year-old brother originally lived with him in a public housing estate, but because he was discovered later, he had to be brought to West Bay to be raised. On the evening of May 24, he received a message from a friend, stating that he had witnessed his younger brother being attacked and injured by a person and a dog, and he heard that the attacker was the owner of the three dogs. “That night my friend was chatting with the villagers in the village, and suddenly heard a very loud sound. He went to witness Xie being beaten by three dogs, and then he was attacked by that person. My friend said that he had to stop drinking on the spot, but that People say it’s just dogs fighting.”

James arrived at the scene to find the injured brother who was hiding in the back alley. “At first he seemed to be fine, but after the afternoon of the second day, his feet became swollen. He refused to move around and vomited all the food he ate.” He took the brother to The veterinary clinic checked and found pus and lumps on the hind legs of the younger brother, as well as a round hole wound.

He and his friends also borrowed CCTV footage from a nearby village house and found that three dogs were fighting with a dark-colored dog that night. After a man arrived at the scene by car, he pressed the dark-colored dog with a wooden board and helped the three dogs. A dog attacked, and at one point the man even stood on a plank. The video also shows that the man once held a stick-shaped object and swung it downwards. It was suspected that he beat the dog with the stick. Afterwards, the dark dog broke free and ran away, and the three dogs continued to chase. James said that he recognized the dog as Xie Lao.

He said that he has called the police and made a statement, hoping to give justice to his younger brother. When responding to this newspaper’s inquiries, the police stated that they had received a report from a man who heard a dog barking at 11:00 p.m. Dogs were beaten with sticks and bricks. The police are investigating the incident and no one has been arrested yet.