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Hong Kong police investigate suspected cat mutilation and poisoning

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Hong Kong police are investigating a suspected case of animal cruelty after a shop cat was found with a severely injured tail and signs of poisoning. The cat, which lived at a funeral services shop, was discovered wounded and discolored before dying at a veterinary clinic. Authorities, along with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, have collected the animal's body for examination. AI

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Hong Kong police investigate suspected cat mutilation and poisoning

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Danny Mok ·

    Hong Kong police investigate suspected cat mutilation and poisoning

    Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after a Hung Hom shop cat was found with its tail nearly severed and its lips turning purple before dying at a veterinary clinic on Sunday afternoon. A 39-year-old woman, who operates a funeral services shop on Lo Lung Hang Street, …

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