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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:10 pm 
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For the very latest daily news about these dog poisonings, check out the informative and extremely active Lamma Dog Owners Facebook group!

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@John- thanks, will do;)


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HK Magazine story this week:
Lamma locals urge more action from police, as four dogs are poisoned in a month


SCMP story from Monday:
Police vow to step up patrols in wake of dog poisonings on Lamma and Peng Chau islands


Also in the HK Economic Times, plus an Apple Daily story might be coming up soon.

The online petition to the YSW Police Post (see above) has attracted over 700 signatures so far.
A memorial list of so far almost 100 dogs poisoned over the last 15+ years is being compiled, with names and dates.

One more warning poster below, plus the former poster displayed on the walls all week, with some hand-written comments added...

The Lamma Police Chief emailed me this notice below today, public meeting next Wed, 6pm in the Primary School:


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:42 pm 
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These serious and very worrying dog poisoning cases are THE #1 topic in Yung Shue Wan right now.

Just yesterday, on my short walk from the ferry pier to lunch,
I discussed the case with a local animal charity,
shot the picture below of an annotated dog poisoning warning poster at the pier,
got handed a DVD with CCTV footage of a suspect's suspicious behaviours weeks before the incident,
got updated by a friend about the latest wild rumours ("The triads did it!"),
discussed the cases over lunch with two marine police planning a community meeting next Wed in the Primary School,
and then got the bilingual invitation emailed by the Lamma Police Force, putting it online on Facebook and in this forum on my ferry out...


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Regarding the Police meeting on the next wed 15-Jan, 6 pm,
it is a bit too early to many Ful time workers.

Please ask the police force (or pass this message to the coordinator of this Police meeting) to postpone it to 7:30 p.m. .
so that more Full-time workers can join in.

Thanks.
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I've asked them. Not sure why the meeting was scheduled so early in the first place.

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The police have confirmed that the meeting has been postponed to 7pm, on Wednesday.
Please let everybody interested know!

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I think if people thought there was a chance they would go to jail, even for just a month, that it would deter almost all poisoners.
Currently they know that not one case has ever been prosecuted here.


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Police Meeting last night in the North Lamma Primary School - Wed, Jan 15, 7-9pm:

Recording and detailed feedback in the Lamma Dog Owners Facebook group.

Bilingual handout and map below:


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SCMP, Fri, Jan 17, 2014:

Police to partner with Lamma residents to fight dog poisonings

Police have sought to forge a partnership with Lamma dog owners to combat poisonings on the island while promising to be more conscientious in recording complaints about such incidents...

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Poster by Trey. He writes:

"Updates:
There were two known dogs poisonings over the Easter holiday behind Beer Garden. Fish was used as bait and the poisoner has
"cleverly included sponges soaked in Paraquat this time", such that the poison enters the dogs' system too quickly for activated charcoal to work (it was used both times). Both dogs have died.

The police are involved and seem to be taking this seriously. In potentially related news, a dead cat was found in Tai Peng and a dog's skull is visible near the old Lily Pond.

It's time for leashes and muzzles. Spread the word."


Much more info, photos and discussion in the closed Facebook group, Lamma Dog Owners.

Bilingual police posters just received from Joyce Wong, Lamma police chief:


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Obituary for Coffee, by Dr John Wedderburn, to Lamma Dog Owners:

Coffee was born in a field beside the Lamma Youth Hostel in 2002. His mother was the first TNR that LAP did. We borrowed a trap from SPCA and hired a VV to take her to Dr Hans and back again after the spay operation. She lived her life beside the YH until her death of natural causes in 2013.

Coffee was adopted by a teacher in Tsuen Wan. Two days after the adoption the teacher phoned to say that he had lost Coffee. Sheila and I went up and found Coffee hiding in bushes on a road divider and reluctantly gave him back to the teacher. Attempts to follow up failed and we heard no more until 2008 when AFCD phoned to say amongst a group of feral dogs that they had rounded up in Tsuen Wan was one with a microchip registered in my name. I went up to Sung Wong Toi Animal Management Centre and took him out.

He had a chain round his neck and I dragged him growling and snarling into a taxi. Then snarling and growling from the taxi into the ferry. Then snarling and growling out of the ferry but half way down the pier he stopped, looked around, looked up at me and gave me a paw. He has been a delight ever since. A gentle, loving dog, friendly to all, never any trouble and a great companion. He didn't deserve to be poisoned.


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The SCMP has finally caught on to this story as well, see yesterday, Apr 29, using the same photo and words from Dr John Wedderburn above:

Animal-lover driven out by Lamma dog poisoner

"Police analysing substance after pets die days after becoming sick

Tuesday, 29 April, 2014, by Ernest Kao, ernest.kao@scmp.com

After 17 years as a resident on Lamma Island, John Wedderburn says he is fed up with the never-ending spate of dog poisonings. Next year, he will leave the island – and the city – for good.

The final straw was the death of his own 12-year-old dog, Coffee, who became one of two beloved pets to die after eating food laced with weedkiller over the Easter holiday.


"[The poisonings] have been going on Lamma for years. I've gone through this with friends so many times and I have always felt anger," Wedderburn told the South China Morning Post."

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This whole affair is sickening and, sadly, we all know the profile of the person involved.

Very local, hates life, is in a dead end job or jobless with with little to no friends and probably hates foreigners.


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Poor John and Poor Coffee - as well as all the other dear ones who have suffered.


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These bad news are spreading... to Shanghai:
http://shanghaiist.com/2014/04/30/some_psycho_has_spent_years_poisoni.php

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