Recently, there have been reports of two wild boars having been caught in animal traps in Hong Kong, with both incidents happening on the same day. One of the wild boars caught was unfortunately beaten to death, with witnesses telling Police that she encountered two men beating the squealing pig with an unidentified hard object.

These incidents come after an incident in late 2020 where a wild boar was found decapitated, its belly cut open and dumped in a hillside stream.

Luckily in Hong Kong, we have organisations such as the Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group which continue to advocate for better protection for these wild animals as well as educating the public, hoping to break the stereotyped impression that people have of wild boars.

Courtesy of Felix Tsang

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