New Animal Cruelty Laws Announced in Hong Kong

Owners will have to ensure their dogs and cats are fed, cared for and given adequate medical attention in measures to come into force in 2021

Food and health minister Sophia Chan says law enforcement will be given greater power to intervene in suspected cruelty cases

Pet owners will face a “duty of care” offence for failing to take good care of their animals if they do not walk their dogs, take sick pets to the vet and vaccinate them against diseases, under a drastic proposal to tighten Hong Kong’s animal protection laws.

They might be prosecuted if they fail to respond to an initial “improvement notice”, intended to give them a chance to make amends. The penalty is yet to be decided.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3007798/hong-kong-pet-owners-have-greater-responsibility-care-their