Dog travels 1,250 miles after wandering onto a ship from Thailand – only to be put down in Hong Kong

Pet dog that accidentally travelled 1,250 miles after wandering onto a cargo ship from Thailand is put down by Hong Kong officials, sparking outrage from animal lovers

  • Dog found at port in Hong Kong’s Tsing Yo island after a voyage from Thailand
  • A crew member launched an online appeal to try to find the animal’s owner
  • Woman came forward, but Hong Kong officials ‘had already put the dog down’ 

A pet dog accidentally travelled 1,250 miles after wandering onto a cargo ship from Thailand – only to be ‘put down by Hong Kong officials’.

The dog was handed over at a port in Hong Kong’s Tsing Yo island having boarded in Laem Chabang in Thailand’s Chonburi province six days earlier.

A crew member took a picture of the animal and shared it on social media in the hope of finding the owner and eventually a woman in Bangkok came forward.

But she was left heartbroken after it emerged that her pet had already been put down. The case has sparked outrage among animal lovers.

A pet dog (pictured) accidentally travelled 1,250 miles after wandering onto a cargo ship from Thailand only to be ‘put down by Hong Kong officials’

According to Apple Daily, the owner’s older sibling said: ‘My sister says it was reckless, it wasn’t even four days, they said the dog would be killed if the owner could not be found in four days, and it was killed before four days had passed.’ 

Animal rights group Watchdog Thailand (WTD) said Hong Kong’s Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFCD) had told them this was done ‘out of consideration for public health and safety and animal welfare’. 

Coconuts reports that the ship’s captain had handed the dog to Hong Kong officials when the cargo ship docked.

The dog was found at a port in Hong Kong's Tsing Yo island having boarded in Laem Chabang in Thailand’s Chonburi province six days earlier

The dog was found at a port in Hong Kong’s Tsing Yo island having boarded in Laem Chabang in Thailand’s Chonburi province six days earlier

As the social media campaign to find its owner gathered pace, Hong Kong Democratic Party politicians Roy Kwong reportedly wrote to AFCD urging them to ensure the dog’s safety, the website reports. 

But Kwong was later informed that the animal had been euthanized. 

But WDT quoted the AFCD as saying: ‘After examination by a veterinarian, no health certificate or medical record was found of the dog. This renders the dog a suspect originating from an area with rabies outbreak.

‘Out of consideration for public health and safety and animal welfare, the dog was euthanized by the veterinarian.’ 

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