Posted by
dizzydog
19 yrs ago
From the SCMP today.
The Bowen Road dog poisoner has struck again, killing two young labradoodles that were about to begin training as therapy dogs.
The two-year-olds, sisters called Coco and Tiki, ate poison-laced meat they found on the popular walking and jogging route above Happy Valley on Monday night.
Vet Kylie Griffin, who examined the dogs, said she had never seen such big dogs succumb so quickly.
"They consumed a large amount very quickly. They were dead within an hour," said Ms Griffin of The Ark veterinary hospital, where the dogs were taken soon after they started vomiting and shaking.
"It's the same kind of poison we've seen before, of pink or purple colour. I have samples taken from five or six years ago, it's the same stuff. We get it out when we flush the dog's stomach. It seemed it was rolled in barbecued meat.
"One of the dogs was already dead when she came to me, the other died a few minutes later.
"These dogs consumed a large amount of poison."
Sue Yen Wan, who was walking the dogs for a friend who is out of Hong Kong, said the dogs, a cross between a labrador and a poodle, ate the poison at about 7.30pm.
"It's unbearable to think about. Just 30 minutes earlier, I was playing with them and then Tiki was dying on my lap, her head was shaking and her jaw locked and then she went [stiff]," Ms Wan said. Police said the poison appeared to be a widely available insecticide.
Ms Wan, a marathon runner, said she normally took the dogs on a different route and this was the first time she'd taken them along Bowen Road. Neither dog was on a leash.
The deaths bring the number of reported fatal dog poisonings on Bowen Road to 22 since 1989.
"They were such gentle, loving dogs. We were planning to train them as therapy dogs, to help disabled children and elderly people. This poisoner has no idea how much he has affected people's lives," Ms Wan said.
The last case was in November last year, police said. One officer who has investigated the cases said tracking down the poisoner was difficult because it was hard to patrol the area constantly, and the poisoner appeared to attack randomly.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering a HK$30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the poisoner. A society spokeswoman said its inspectors had patrolled the area for more than 10 years without success.
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I hope if they ever find the evil #!@%*!* who does this, they give him a taste of his own medicine!!
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My hubby also mentioned CCTVs after reading the report. I don't see why that won't help.
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Having being involved over the last years with the SPCA on this. This is what the police have said. "" not able to use CCTV, as its a public path"" and who would maintain it ?'' The Police, or Agriculture and Fisheries ? Typical red tape.
This has now gone on for 10 years. This *&^$ person, leaves the poisoned bait at the start of Black's Link, which is very close to a small children playground, what are they waiting for, a child to be poisoned ?
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This has been going on longer than 10 years Chris pattens' own dog was poisoned on the same stretch. Can't work out if it's the same guy or copycats, but it's rather strange that we're no closer to a result after all these years. As you say Sandie, if it happens to a child.............
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I don't get it. They can put a pointless camera in virtually every single elevator in Hong Kong, but no one wants to put cameras along Bowen Road where someone is dropping poisoned food?
If Don's carps got poisoned, they'd probably get armed guards 24/7.
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SO unbeleiveably sad. my vet has treated many dogs over the years and every dog he has treated has been off the leash. So if you are walking up on Bowen Rd then keep your doggie on a leash. The second time I walked our puppy up there (in early Feb) he found one of the baits - but i caught in time and didnt eat it. So whoever does it regularly puts the baits on the path. It looks like light purple mince. I'm keeping my eye out in the early mornings for the pyscho that does this.. then I'll get the puppy onto him/her
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... And when he's caught, you can have a dose of his medicine too!!! ... I would like to say something stronger but I'd get banned!
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Oh get a grip hk trader, don't tar all dog owners with the same brush!! Some of us are responsible dog owners who would never leave something left behind, that's for sure..............and no, I don't believe I'm in the minority here. My kids are taught to pick up after the dogs. Someone else is giving us a bad name...........
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My goodness, HK trader, what has the world done to you for you to hate everyone so?
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Talk to Hemlock, he seems to know the guy:
"After many months of silence and inaction, my peculiar acquaintance A-Hing, the Mid-Levels Dog Strangler, strikes another blow in the struggle to liberate Hong Kong from barking, excrement-producing canines. This time he dispatches two labradoodles, a hitherto unknown breed that results from the mating, which might actually be worth watching, of a Labrador with a poodle. Are the residents around Bowen Road finally getting the message that keeping dirty and loud livestock in the middle of a crowded city is anti-social and selfish? I note from the report that these two animals were about to be trained as therapy dogs,the implication being that, once qualified as psychiatrists or whatever, the mutts would make some sort of contribution to the community. It won'tfool any right-thinking person, of course, but it is interesting that these creatures' owners are having such pangs of conscience about the misery they inflict on the rest of us that they feel a need to indulge in public relations."
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Ed
19 yrs ago
HK Trader is banned - deleted
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Hemlock.... can I get an AMEN my brother
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Oh dear, another dog was poisoned on Black's Link yesterday, a labrador that was on a leash. That brings the total number of dogs to 4.
I guess the only short term solution would be to put muzzles on your dogs being walked in that area. Make sure they are the "caged" muzzles and not the leather or nylon ones which would restrict the dogs from panting as the weather gets warmer.
Tidings_2, I believe the SPCA has already been offering a reward for a while.
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On a more positive note - New Pet Playground in Wanchai. Also from the SCMP:-
A former cargo loading area has been turned into a promenade where animal-lovers can run their dogs and cats against the spectacular backdrop of the harbour.
The Wan Chai waterfront promenade at Hung Hing Road is open to the public today. The 1.2 hectare site offers a mixture of a lawn, timber boardwalk and paved area.
An official opening will be held on April 1, featuring a dog fun area, an animal wheel-of-fortune game and information and education booths.
Water taps and biodegradable plastic bags will be placed at 10 distribution points for disposal of animal waste.
"Toilet booths for humans will also be available, as we understand the location of the promenade is not very user-friendly and members of the public have to walk across a bridge before getting to the promenade," Wan Chai district councillor Mary Ann King Pui-wai said yesterday.
"Dogs are not allowed to enter most of the parks in Hong Kong. We hope that this promenade will set a good example and tell the government and Hong Kong people that animals and humans can actually live in harmony."
District council chairwoman Ada Wong Ying-kay said the project cost HK$6 million to HK$7 million.
The project was initiated by the district council, a subcommittee of the Wan Chai Development Phase II Review and the Harbourfront Enhancement Committee.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, whose headquarters is across the road from the promenade, welcomed the opening. "With a huge canine population of about 200,000, the six public parks now allowing dogs access will never meet demand," the group's deputy director of welfare services Fiona Woodhouse said.
"Dogs of large and small breeds must be exercised and socialised every day for their well-being," Dr Woodhouse said.
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i believe the poisoner is someone local to the area, who just wants dogs out of his neighbourhood. so the pet park should be ok.
helenahk: some vets or any local pet supply store should have them. failing that, SPCA should have them too. oh and HKDR sells pet products too, why don't you give them a call first?
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scuse me but the post from rubycat, hemlock, is that for real ? Ever heard of a program here called Dr. Dog, and Professor Paws ? whereby dogs are taken into old people homes, nursing homes, to visit the elderly, who have no families, and the dogs are so welcomed there. You want to see the smile on some 75 year old lady, when she gets to pet the dog, how happy these people are, or a visit by Dr. Dog to the Ebeneezer School for the blind, where the children get to touch and play with a dog, never having seen one before, or touched one.. Or Professor Paws, where dedicated volunteers, take the dogs into local schools, to educate the local children to animals, to see dogs as pets and not food ? You need an education !
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Devon
19 yrs ago
Rubycat - as sandiexxxx pointed out, get an education. Are you honestly that ignorant as to not know the joy and pleasure dogs bring to people, especially those less fortunate than...well...you?
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It is saddening to see someone resort to killing innocent pets because he/she does not like pets(what else is the motive behind this stupidity?).Pet owners should be responsible also by not letting their dogs run in a public place. using a muzzle is a good idea though some dogs do not like it. But for everyone's sake please take good care of your pet and be a responsible pet owner.I always muzzle my dog whenever I take her for walking in Tai Tam reservoir area. She is my pet but not necessarily everybody should like her. So be considerate of other people's feelings too.
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I can fully understand why non dog lovers/owners get annoyed when some irresponsible dog owners don't bother to clean up after their pets. As a dog owner, I get extremely p****d o** when I see dog mess on the pavements. There's absolutely no excuse for it! But as all intelligent people should know, dogs are unable to clean up after themselves, so it's the owners who need to be punished not the dogs! More should be done to stop it ... In my neibourhood alone, you could send an offical any morning/evening of the week to observe and I'm sure they would catch the culprits red handed. Poisoning the dogs is not the answer ... because we are still left with irresponsible owners, which is where the problem lies. However, I have noticed that most of the dogs where I live tend to be walked by 'helpers' ... not pointing any fingers, but perhaps it they who need to be told how important it is to clean up after the dogs ... then again, perhaps the owners should walk their own dogs and be responsible for them instead of expecting someone else to do the dirty work.
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