There’s a normal lack of knowledge with regards to animal safety in Hong Kong, and oftentimes, stray animals are killed by passing automobiles or poisoned. Which authorities company must you contact if you happen to come throughout animal stays whereas driving? Can the driving force get out of the automobile and decide up the animal stays? If nobody comes to gather it, what’s going to occur to the useless animal? Kwiksure will reply the above questions for you at this time.

In the event you see animal stays on the highway, what must you do?

Based on the federal government, if animal stays are discovered, you’ll be able to wrap them in a plastic bag and mark it as “animal stays”, after which hand it over at an animal stays assortment level within the countryside or a refuse assortment level managed by the Meals and Environmental Hygiene Division (FEHD). Likewise, you’ll be able to contact the FEHD to dispatch employees to gather it (although different authorities departments have identified that the FEHD doesn’t acquire animal stays on the spot), after which the stays might be disposed of in landfills.

Apart from the FEHD, there are additionally some native volunteer teams that you could contact. They’ll cremate the stays of stray animals in order that they’ll depart this world with dignity. These volunteers will do it step-by-step, from inspecting the microchip and cleansing/wrapping the physique to lastly having it cremated.

In the event you see animal stays on the highway whereas driving and resolve to choose it up, keep in mind to concentrate to site visitors security. For instance, in case you are on a freeway, you shouldn’t cease your automobile to gather animal stays.

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Volunteer groups for accumulating animal stays in Hong Kong

The Stray Volunteer Group (“the strays”)

The strays are a bunch of volunteers who love animals and share the identical beliefs. They primarily maintain stray cats and canines that died on the highway in an accident, in order that they won’t find yourself in landfills. The group is completely self-funded and doesn’t settle for any donations, however they settle for donations of supplies (equivalent to massive towels, lotus flowers, dried flowers, medical gloves, scriptures, meals, disinfection provides, and clear plastic luggage, and many others.,) to be used through the dealing with of stays or cremation.

In the event you see animal stays on the highway, you might name:

6511 1147｜6176 1302｜5668 8606

Click on right here for the Stray Volunteer Group’s Fb web page.

The Furry Children Concern Group

 “Mun Gor” is a supply driver and the initiator of the Furry Children Concern Group (canines and cats are generally known as “furry children” in Hong Kong). After receiving a name for assist in his spare time, he’ll drive his truck to choose up the animal stays, put them in a freezer within the automobile, and ship them to an organization devoted to dealing with animal stays for cremation and scattering of the cremated ashes.

On the similar time, Mun Gor has additionally arrange a “help fund for furry children needing assist” to help with the medical and residing bills of canines and cats, in addition to different miscellaneous bills (equivalent to for dealing with their stays when they’re gone). Assist from folks with the identical beliefs is welcome.

In the event you see the stays of a canine or a cat on the highway, you might name Mun Gor at:

6799 3433｜6778 7587

Click on right here for the Furry Children Concern Group’s Fb web page.

The Non-Revenue making Veterinary Providers Society (NPV)

The affiliation was established in 2005. Its “NPV KK Cremation Fund” goals to supply free cremation for stray cats and canines which have handed away, together with animals that died in NPV clinics or on the streets. In the event you discover a deceased cat or canine on the highway, you’ll be able to ship a photograph of the physique, the title and cellphone variety of the contact particular person, and the placement (whether it is in a abandoned place, you’ll be able to present the variety of a close-by lamp submit or accent retailer, and take photos of the placement) to 6219 1465 by way of WhatsApp.

In case your utility is accepted, please attempt to keep by the deceased animal if doable. NPV will prepare for a chosen firm, which is able to normally arrive to gather the physique inside one hour after which prepare to have it cremated. In the event you can not probably keep there, it’s endorsed that you just cowl the animal stays with an appropriate merchandise, and make a remark on it telling {that a} devoted firm has already been contacted.

In the event you see a canine or cat physique on the highway, you might ship a WhatsApp message to:

6219 1465 (Monday to Friday – 9:00 am to six:00 pm; aside from 1-2 pm and public holidays)

Click on right here for the NPV KK Cremation Fund’s web page.

It’s unlawful to improperly eliminate animal stays

Beneath the legal guidelines of Hong Kong, the disposal of carcasses is regulated by part 10 of the Public Cleaning and Prevention of Nuisances Regulation (Cap. 132BK). No particular person shall, with out lawful authority or cheap excuse, such because the consent of a public officer, place or trigger to be positioned any useless physique or carcass in any avenue or public place, within the widespread space of any constructing, in any watercourse, stream, channels, ditches, reservoirs, or the waters of Hong Kong; or in any authorities property. Offenders might be fined as much as HKD $25,000 and imprisoned for as much as 6 months.