Dog shelter worker awarded HK$89,000 over canine attack despite volunteer claim
Dog shelter worker awarded HK$89,000 over canine attack despite volunteer claim
A Hong Kong court has awarded more than HK$89,000 (US$11,340) to a worker at a dog shelter who was seriously injured in a canine attack, rejecting her employer’s argument that she was a volunteer. District Judge Harold Leong Kwok-on said on Monday that the employment relationship between Kelly Animals Shelter in Lau Fau Shan and the victim had been established despite no contract being signed,…