Hong Kong police arrest 2 women after sewage-soaked puppy found in bin, put down
Golden Retriever pup, suffering from terminal canine distemper, found in rubbish bin drenched in sewage and chilli oil
Hong Kong police have arrested two women on suspicion of animal cruelty after a sick three-month-old Golden Retriever was found dumped in a rubbish bin in Mong Kok, covered in sewage, and later euthanised.
Inspector Yip Ho-lam said on Tuesday that police opened an investigation Saturday morning after a street cleaner discovered the puppy inside a bin in the alley behind 104 Hak Po Street.
Officers from the animal crime investigation team later took over the case.
“The puppy was immediately handed over to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for medical treatment and care. Following an examination, it was identified as a three-month-old Golden Retriever. It had no identification microchip and was in poor health,” Yip said.