PETS & WILDLIFE
Fire station’s Fei Mui up for adoption CORRECTION: Buzz has since learned Fei Mui has a home
Fei Mui lives in the bush near the Sai Kung Fire Station. She is fed by the Meals on Wheels programme, run by Narelle Pamuk. […]
PETS & WILDLIFE
COMMUNITY
Dog ban outside restaurants infuriates residents: “This will not be adhered to” By Trevor Bailey
Sai Kung is a dog lovers’ paradise that burons in the FEHD are doing their best to wreck. A buron is a cross between a bureaucrat and a moron. They ponce about in white-shirted uniforms […]
PETS & WILDLIFE
Messing with Karl Davies is not wise as python discovers
Messing with Sai Kung resident Karl Davies is not wise, as a 4.3-metre python discovered. Now nicknamed Kaa-rl after the “Jungle Book” character, the big snake attacked Mr Davies on a bush path above […]
PETS & WILDLIFE
‘Tis the month for black kite watching: how many can you count?
January is black kite watching month. On Sai Kung pier between 4pm and sunset the bird watchers gather to view and film whirling throngs of their feathered friends. The most common birds of prey, black […]
ANIMAL WELFARE
Lepto: Brad warns nasty bacterial disease could kill your dog
Sai Kung dog owners need to be aware of the danger leptospirosis poses to pets. Dr Brad Easton of Best Friends Veterinary Hospital said, “It is a serious disease, more common in wet tropical areas.” By allowing your dog […]
EDUCATION
Children learn kindness to animals while developing English skills
The company of animals can have far-reaching health benefits for children, Karina O’Carroll, one of Sai Kung’s leading animal welfare activists, said. Research has shown that dogs can help improve the learning skills of children in […]
PETS & WILDLIFE
Gromit Bourne, the sailing dog, passes away
Gromit, the sailing dog, has passed away, companion Steve Bourne said. “My dearest dog died in her sleep.” Part German shepherd and part Hong Kong pedigree, Gromit sailed with the Bourne family for 14 […]
PETS & WILDLIFE
Pets Central expands to create separated cat and dog hospitals
Expansion of Pets Central in Sai Kung should be completed by Christmas, Dr Mike Muir said. The animal hospital has leased the shop next door to enlarge its premises. Mike, who is a group director, […]
FEATURES
Our hungry Guy captures sea eagle on film over Tan Cheung
Guy Shirra was languishing on his Tan Cheung rooftop with the first coffee of the day when something went plop in his mug. He looked up and there was a white-bellied sea eagle a few […]
FEATURES
Clare Benson Lock and the funny side of dog training
Dog training has its funny side, Clare Benson Lock says. The founder of Dogs Inc lights up when she tells stories, laughing with twinkling eyes. “I am now training a Newfoundland puppy. He’s only four […]
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