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A Suitable City for Animals

Alissa Chan (4)Sandy Kan (10)

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Objective

• To investigated the attitude of Hong Kong citizens towards keeping animals as pets

• Animal protection policies carried out by the Hong Kong Government

• Solutions to combat the problem of animal cruelty

• Should pets be allowed in housing estates?

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Brief Introduction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyOEmca8x44

Idea given by the video:

• The volunteer worker afraid of the offender

• Accusation may stimulate the offence

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Definition• Infliction of suffering or harm upon animals

• For purposes other than self-defense

Examples:

• Killing animals for food or fur use

• Not allowing pets to eat

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Interviewee: Miss Cheung Yuen Man

Committee member of the Animal Earth member of the Animal Earth

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Serious Cases in HK

1/3/2010 19/10/2009

9/9/200931/5/2009

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Factors lead to Cruelty

• Pressure

• Dissatisfaction

• Mental Problem

• Light Penalty-> citizens look down on animal creulty

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Attitude of Hong Kong citizens

• Toys ? Beloved ones?

• Many excuses

• Animals are second-class beings

• Not serious to lifes

• Aborndon easily

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Mistakes made by AFCD

AFCD (Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department)

• 56% of the Dog Licensing has already overdue• There are 12,494 dogs are illegally staying in the

public housing • Fail to prosecute people who reject to take back their pets• Using 3 million HKD/yr to manage the stray animals,

wasting lots of resources• Do not keep complete record for the lost pet• Accusation cannot be carry on because of the over

duration

Reference : Audit Comission

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• Policies made by the Hong Kong government

• Law: Penalty for cruelty to animals

• Comment: -insufficient • -the sentence is usually social

service order• =>meaningless and has no

deterrent effect.

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Cases of successful measures

United Kingdom:

jailed for up to 51 weeks

fined up to £20,000.

Italy:

imprisonment( 3 months to 3 years)

fined up to £160,000

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Compared to other countries:

HK government is not serious about animal cruelty :

-low penalty

-few successful cases of suing the

offenders

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Current Situation

Increasing cases of animal cruelty Government is not serious Lack of education Hardly Discover Light penaltyDecreasing number of animal being eut

hanized

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How to Help Them

• SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals):

“Blue Ribbon Day”

Provide veterinary service

Volunteer Dog Walking Programme• Animal Earth (the organization we interviewed):

Educate citizens (ie. Exhibition)

Apply for Policy Changing

Held activites (ie. Parade)

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How to Help Them

Government should have harsher policy

Better Civic Education Join the Activities held by volunteer

organizations People should not be allowed to keep

pets Call the police when you witness a

cruelty happening

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Conclusion

• The HK government & AFCD are not serious

• Education is definitely insufficient

• To participate activities held by the volunteer organizations

• Improve current policies

• Promote “We should love Animals”