Many people abandoning pets as they leave Hong Kong over Covid-19 rules

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HONG KONG (REUTERS) - At Hong Kong Dog Rescue, Ms Eva Sit kneels and calls over the shelter's most recent residents, 'friendly and goofy' Cassius and 'shy' Roxy, two mixed-breed dogs left behind by their emigrating owner. Recent weeks have been hectic for Ms Sit and her...

Cassius and Roxy were brought to the shelter on March 3 by a domestic helper whose employers flew home to Britain a while back and later decided not to return to Hong Kong.

About 1,500 such certificates have already been issued in the first two months of this year, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said.Pet Export Vet, a pet travel agency, said it received three to four times more inquiries in the past two to three months and has temporarily stopped accepting bookings.

Ms Sit said Hong Kong Dog Rescue takes in 10 abandoned dogs a month on average, compared with five before Covid-19, and it is running out of space now as fewer people want to adopt.

 

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