Hong Kong fortune-teller arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty over ritual sacrifices of mice, frogs and rabbits


Hong Kong police have arrested a fortune-teller on suspicion of animal cruelty after he was accused of killing a rabbit, frogs and mice during rituals that cost his clients as much as HK$20,000 (US$2,570).

Officers arrested the 19-year-old man in a sting operation at Tsuen Wan West MTR station on Wednesday afternoon as he was meeting a 47-year-old businessman, who had seen the ritual services online, posed as a client to set up the appointment, and called police.

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