Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) handles stray and abandoned animals in accordance with the relevant legislation in Hong Kong. Stray animals caught will be put in the Animal Management Centres (AMCs) of this Department for observation. For dogs with a microchip implanted, the AMCs will try to locate their owners based on the information on their records. In general, these animals will stay in the centres temporarily for about 10 to 20 days. For those without a microchip, the AMCs will keep them for at least 4 days in case they are indeed owned, allowing time for their owners to reclaim them. In cases where the animals being left unclaimed are in good health and assessed by a veterinary surgeon as having a gentle temperament and suitable for adoption, the AMCs will arrange for their transfer to Animal Welfare Organizations for adoption by members of the public. Only animals that remain unclaimed and not suitable for adoption at the end of the process will be euthanized. It can be seen from the bar chart that the number of dogs euthanized in Hong Kong has been declining from 2018 to 2021.