Surge in abandoned animals amid land clearance for Northern Metropolis development

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Animal abandonment has surged in Hong Kong’s Sha Tin district due to land clearance for the Northern Metropolis development. The veterinary clinic in Fo Tan area is sheltering injured and displaced animals as the government undertakes large-scale urban transformation.

Three-legged dogs and one-eyed cats are common sights at a veterinary clinic opened by an animal welfare group in the Fo Tan area of Hong Kong’s Sha Tin district, with some of these animals having been there for so long that the medical centre has become their home. While their injuries or illnesses vary, they share the same painful experience of being displaced by the Northern Metropolis development project, a government blueprint to transform 30,000 hectares (74,132 acres) into a powerful...