Stray dogs numbers in Hong Kong and the current adoption policy
Dear Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department,
I wanted to know :
1) How many stray animals are in Hong Kong in 2020? It would be better if you can advise me with the past five years' data.
2) How many of them are stray dogs?
3) What's the latest stray/homeless dogs adoption policy?
Yours faithfully,
Grace
Dear Grace,
Thank you for your email dated 1/12/2021.
The number of stray animal we caught are shown as below:
Total stray animals (including dog, cat,
Year Stray dog caught (nos) swine/cattle, poultry/bird, reptile, and etc)
caught (nos)
2016 1919 4289
2017 1566 3880
2018 1235 3151
2019 965 2300
2020 603 1809
Upon receipt of complaints against stray animals, AFCD will try to locate
and catch the animals concerned, which will then be placed in an Animal
Management Centre (AMC) of AFCD for observation. For animals implanted
with microchips, AMCs will try to locate their owners based on the
information registered in the microchips. Those without a microchip will
stay at AMCs temporarily, pending reclaim by their owners. Unclaimed
animals that are in good health and assessed by a veterinary surgeon as
having a gentle temperament and suitable for adoption will be transferred
to animal welfare organisations (AWOs) for adoption by members of the
public.
Best regards,
Adrian LAM
Animal Management (Operations) Division
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
Dear Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department,
Can you provide me with more details about the number of stray dogs? What's more, you mentioned that "Unclaimed animals that are in good health and assessed by a veterinary surgeon as having a gentle temperament and suitable for adoption will be transferred to animal welfare organizations (AWOs) for adoption by members of the public," what about those unclaimed animals not in good health?
Thank you for your clarification.
Yours faithfully,
Grace
Dear Grace,
Thank you for your email dated 11/12/2021.
Unclaimed animals not in good health may due to lack of care, for
instance,shortage of proper diet. They may get better by providing proper
care. Those may still assessed by a veterinary surgeon as having a gentle
temperament and suitable for adoption, and will be transferred to animal
welfare organisations (AWOs) for adoption by members of the public.
Best regards,
Yan Wong
Animal Management (Operations) Division
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
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From: Grace <[FOI #895 email]>
To: "FOI requests at Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
Department" <[Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department request email]>
Date: 11/12/2021 19:16
Subject: Re: Fw: Freedom of Information request - Stray dogs numbers in
Hong Kong and the current adoption policy
Dear Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department,
Can you provide me with more details about the number of stray dogs?
What's more, you mentioned that "Unclaimed animals that are in good health
and assessed by a veterinary surgeon as having a gentle temperament and
suitable for adoption will be transferred to animal welfare organizations
(AWOs) for adoption by members of the public," what about those unclaimed
animals not in good health?
Thank you for your clarification.
Yours faithfully,
Grace
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