Suspected dog poison found in Ta Ho Tun, Sheung Wai

Suspected poisoned bait was found in Ta Ho Tun, Sheung Wai, Sai Kung at around 10:30 am this morning (22/2).

A local villager called the police saying that they found unknown dog bait on the roadside in the village and were worried that the local dogs would come to harm if they swallowed it by mistake.

Police officers arrived at the scene and covered the suspected bait with traffic cones, pending further follow-up by the criminal investigation team.

There have been a spate of dog poisonings in Hong Kong lately, most recently at Cyberport when at least five dogs were killed.