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Hong Kong wild boars lured to their deaths after police attack
//Hong Kong has begun culling wild boars following an attack on a police officer, with seven animals killed after they were lured onto the street by wildlife officials, sparking anger from conservationists on Thursday.
In front of local media crews, officials closed off a road in the district of Aberdeen and scattered breadcrumbs on the ground.
A group of boars soon appeared and were shot with tranquilizer darts before being dispatched with lethal injections.
Roni Wong of the Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group tried to break through the police cordon but was stopped.
"We agree with the government on one thing, that people should not feed wild animals," Wong said. "But we should not put liability on the animals."
Hong Kong's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it "severely opposed" the #AFCD operation and "any lethal measure to manage" the city's boar population.
More than 70,000 people have signed an online petition by 13 animal rights groups urging the authorities to withdraw the new kill policy.//
Source: AFP; France 24 #Nov18
www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211118-hong-kong-wild-boars-lured-to-their-deaths-after-police-attack
#WildBoars #AnimalRights #Wildlife #KillPolicy
Hong Kong wild boars lured to their deaths after police attack
//Hong Kong has begun culling wild boars following an attack on a police officer, with seven animals killed after they were lured onto the street by wildlife officials, sparking anger from conservationists on Thursday.
In front of local media crews, officials closed off a road in the district of Aberdeen and scattered breadcrumbs on the ground.
A group of boars soon appeared and were shot with tranquilizer darts before being dispatched with lethal injections.
Roni Wong of the Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group tried to break through the police cordon but was stopped.
"We agree with the government on one thing, that people should not feed wild animals," Wong said. "But we should not put liability on the animals."
Hong Kong's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it "severely opposed" the #AFCD operation and "any lethal measure to manage" the city's boar population.
More than 70,000 people have signed an online petition by 13 animal rights groups urging the authorities to withdraw the new kill policy.//
Source: AFP; France 24 #Nov18
www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211118-hong-kong-wild-boars-lured-to-their-deaths-after-police-attack
#WildBoars #AnimalRights #Wildlife #KillPolicy
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Hong Kong wild boars lured to their deaths after police attack
Hong Kong has begun culling wild boars following an attack on a police officer, with seven animals killed after they were lured onto the street by wildlife officials, sparking anger from conservation…