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Activists Demand Pet Regulations After 85kg Turtle Discovery

2/7/2026

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Hong Kong animal rights activists urge the government to establish a list of approved pets after an 85kg alligator snapping turtle was found in a pond.
They call for microchipping turtles sold to the public and stricter penalties for abandoning pets.
Bon Chan Chung-pong, founder of Turtle’s Inn, said authorities captured the turtle on January 13 and the animal is now at Sai Kung Turtle’s Inn Community Education Base.

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Hong Kong animal rights activists urge the government to establish a list of approved pets after an 85kg alligator snapping turtle was found in a pond.
They call for microchipping turtles sold to the public and stricter penalties for abandoning pets.
Bon Chan Chung-pong, founder of Turtle’s Inn, said authorities captured the turtle on January 13 and the animal is now at Sai Kung Turtle’s Inn Community Education Base.