A cat’s body, wrapped in a plastic bag inside a pink bag, was found at Tsz Wan Shan Road Rest Garden on November 12. Police initially said they could not rule out death from old age or illness. Section 10 of Cap. 132BK prohibits placing an animal’s body in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.
SPCA (HK) later examined the cat and believed it had died naturally. A report said the body had no apparent surface injuries.
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department guidance says people who cannot afford private pet cremation can take their pet’s remains to a department public refuse collection point. The remains should be sealed in a thick plastic bag marked clearly “animal carcass” and handed to staff. The remains are then taken to landfill for hygienic disposal, according to the guidance.