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The public death of a guide dog prompted some people to call for a ban, but the animals provide a valuable service and the need outstrips the number in service.
Latest drama involving pig in Hong Kong tourist hotspot has reopened debate on best policy towards such animals.
Steps are needed to prevent people feeding wild animals. But the proposed law needs to be proportionate and clear so that people are not unwittingly caught by the legislation.
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- 39 dogs and two cats in care after police and SPCA raid on flat in Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei
- Two arrested after report of man kicking dog in street leads investigators to flat where animals held
Man has become city’s first human case of deadly B virus and remains in a critical condition after being admitted to hospital.
Entry to see the reptile, a mix of two critically endangered species, will be free of charge in effort to raise conservation awareness among public.
A dozen activists assemble outside Convention and Exhibition Centre on first day of Hong Kong International Fur Fair, with three protesters posing as animals in cages.
Wildlife trade researcher Astrid Andersson tells Kate Whitehead how her passion for Hong Kong and its flora and fauna fuelled a career in conservation.
Warning on Year of the Dragon lizard buying after 2023’s Year of the Rabbit saw big increase in unwanted bunnies handed over to animal welfare groups.
Poachers place traps on quiet mountain trails, targeting animals such as foxes, porcupines and wild boars.
Police officers called to work site on Kam Ho Road in Yuen Long after receiving report of suspected animal cruelty.
‘If we have a bigger [red panda] population at Ocean Park, we can expand our level of deliverables to breeding and research,’ Ocean Park director says.
Police say scammers deceived customers buying other products by urging them to download Android app for placing orders which allowed them to control users’ phones.
Post learns vendor used animal shelter’s fast payment number, prompting charity to ‘vehemently deny’ any connection to online seller behind controversial advert.
For years, reptiles that slithered close to humans would be delivered by ‘snake kings’ to authorities and might languish in boxes for days, but newly licensed catchers are putting them back into the wild almost right away.
Samples reveal 16 pigs at the farm are carrying the virus.
In one case, police were alerted after a man was seen throwing stones at an egret at Tsing Yi Promenade, leaving the bird unable to fly.
Elderly woman told officers she was observing traditional ritual after her pet died due to illness.
Officers responding to report find brown and white cat hanging from tree with blue nylon rope around neck in North Point Promenade Pet Garden.
Animal was among three pets taken by domestic helper for walk in Kennedy Town, with worker sustaining hand injuries in incident.
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden says 1.5-metre-long lizard was spotted sunbathing on terrace by hiker at nature reserve.
Ocean Park Conservation Foundation confirms it was 1.67-metre long Indo-Pacific finless porpoise, which is considered ‘vulnerable’, indicating high risk of extinction.
Readers discuss the city’s progress towards its decarbonisation goal, how the heat stress warning system could be made more effective, and what the megalodon’s fate should teach us.
Readers discuss why mourning the Sai Kung whale’s death while eating meat is an act of speciesism, the safety of treated Fukushima waste water, and Now TV’s subscription packages.
Carcass will be buried at a site at High Island Reservoir’s west dam on Monday.
Readers discuss equine welfare in Hong Kong, a teaching moment from a whale’s death, government action on the matter, and the city’s new toll system.
