From the HK Dog Rescue Facebook page, posted by Sally:
"For those who have been following my court case, I was acquitted this morning with costs awarded. I would like to thank everyone for their support over the past year and a bit, and for my legal team of Danny Marash, Chris Morley and Anita Chow, as well the the judge for his very fair and balanced handling of the case. Now it's over and life can resume to its normal chaos! Sally
Commenting on this post, some of HKDR's loyal Friends are attacking Mitch, the victim, now....
But it was Ag & Fish Dept. who was prosecuting her, not Mitch, he was just a witness for them. So AFCD, the Govt., actually the taxpayers, will have to pay for at least part of the costs of the high-powered team of three lawyers, the so called "Dream Team".
There seems to be a lot more to this case, behind the scenes, as it looks so obvious, clear-cut and ugly on the surface. Several mountainbikers and even birdwatchers have been attacked or severely threatened over the years inside the Quarry by Sally's pack of dogs, I know some of these Lammaites personally. I saw Mitch's severe, infected bite marks a few days after the incident.
I've never seen any dogs at all inside the Quarry myself, even though there are rumoured to be a few very shy, hardly ever seen feral dogs in there somewhere, definitely not a wild pack.
I've met Sally's pack of dogs myself (out-of-control, some of them unleashed and unmuzzled, but not aggressive at all in my own encounter, outside the Quarry). I might try to find out more from both parties, plus friends, especially why the court let her off without even a fine. Not enough proof?
And why was the AFCD prosecuting her? HKDR and AFCD have such a long and close relationship, I thought....<HR>
Interesting to note that the judge declared the Quarry as a public place where members of the public where free to go back then.
Not anymore, the YMCA has fenced in the area, locked the Luk Chau gate and put up no entry signs just a few days ago, according to the pictures of an early-morning-mountainbiking friend of mine.
You can still go in, around the fence, but you might still meet Sally's pack of large dogs in there.
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