Hong Kong supervisor held over cruelty after botched pond clean-up kills 110 fish

Hong Kong Police have arrested a supervisor from a cleaning company for suspected animal cruelty after more than 110 fish died while a pond was being cleaned at a public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O.The woman, a 51-year-old supervisor from Fai Kee Environmental Cleaning, was taken into custody on Wednesday.She was later released on bail and was required to report back to police next month.Six workers from the contractor removed about 200 fish and several turtles from the pond near King Min House at King Lam Estate on Monday.The animals were placed into three containers, but investigators alleged the team failed to provide adequate aeration, relying on just one air pump.The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals later confirmed that more than 110 fish had died. Around 80 fish and four turtles survived.