#AnimalRights #WildBoar
Hong Kong government refuses to listen, costing the lives of wild animal: concern group
In mid-November 2021, the Hong Kong SAR Government put in place the “catch-and-kill” policy towards wild boars, replacing the long-standing "trap, neuter, return" (#TNR) policy, under which wild boars were captured and returned to wild areas.
The government changed the policy after a wild boar injured an auxiliary force officer.
In the video, Mr Wong of the Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group said that the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (#AFCD) had refused their request for a meeting.
The concern group objected the Government's decision to kill wild boars, calling it "uncivilized.”
The concern group discourages people from feeding the boars and advocates benign coexistence between human and wild animals and a “cooling-off period”.
“The root cause of the issue is that the government did not provide more resources for conservation and the NTR plan, or to change the designs of rubbish bins, and most importantly, to teach people not to feed wild pigs,” said Wong.
He continued, “These are the main reasons leading to the government pushing all responsibilities onto the wild animals and threatening those who care about the rights of wild animals with criminal offence.”
“Even though we cannot stop the government from enforcing the catch-and-kill rule, we refuse to be silenced. We will continue to make our voices heard till the end,” Wong concluded the interview in anguish.
#Wilderness #ConcernGroup #FailedState
Source: #FirstHand; #Nov17
https://fb.watch/9InND2KIZg/
Hong Kong government refuses to listen, costing the lives of wild animal: concern group
In mid-November 2021, the Hong Kong SAR Government put in place the “catch-and-kill” policy towards wild boars, replacing the long-standing "trap, neuter, return" (#TNR) policy, under which wild boars were captured and returned to wild areas.
The government changed the policy after a wild boar injured an auxiliary force officer.
In the video, Mr Wong of the Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group said that the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (#AFCD) had refused their request for a meeting.
The concern group objected the Government's decision to kill wild boars, calling it "uncivilized.”
The concern group discourages people from feeding the boars and advocates benign coexistence between human and wild animals and a “cooling-off period”.
“The root cause of the issue is that the government did not provide more resources for conservation and the NTR plan, or to change the designs of rubbish bins, and most importantly, to teach people not to feed wild pigs,” said Wong.
He continued, “These are the main reasons leading to the government pushing all responsibilities onto the wild animals and threatening those who care about the rights of wild animals with criminal offence.”
“Even though we cannot stop the government from enforcing the catch-and-kill rule, we refuse to be silenced. We will continue to make our voices heard till the end,” Wong concluded the interview in anguish.
#Wilderness #ConcernGroup #FailedState
Source: #FirstHand; #Nov17
https://fb.watch/9InND2KIZg/