Hong Kong pet owners are calling for environmental authorities to change the packaging of rat poison from bags to boxes, following a dog's repeated visits to the vet after ingesting spilled pellets. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department says rodenticides are only used when necessary.

Hong Kong pet owners have called for environmental authorities to place rat poison in boxes instead of hanging them in transparent bags, with one owner saying his dog had to visit the veterinarian three times in recent months after accidentally consuming pellets that spilled from broken bags onto the pavement. In response to queries by the South China Morning Post, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said rodenticides were used “only when warranted”, and had adjusted the...