{"id":92726,"date":"2022-04-08T10:14:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T04:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/corgi-beaten-to-death-on-street-over-covid-fears\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T10:14:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T04:44:54","slug":"corgi-beaten-to-death-on-street-over-covid-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/corgi-beaten-to-death-on-street-over-covid-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Corgi Beaten to Death on Street Over Covid Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Corgi-Beaten-to-Death-on-Street-Over-Covid-Fears.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"summary-list summary-list-variant\">\n<li>A corgi was beaten to death in Shanghai over fears it might spread Covid.<\/li>\n<li>The corgi was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/people-culture\/trending-china\/article\/3173467\/shanghai-coronavirus-lockdown-corgi-beaten-death?utm_source=rss_feed\" data-analytics-module=\"summary_bullets\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly killed on the street<\/a> after its owners were transferred to a quarantine center.<\/li>\n<li>The incident stoked outrage among Shanghai residents who are facing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-60994022\" data-analytics-module=\"summary_bullets\" rel=\"noopener\">indefinite lockdown.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"inline-newsletter-signup \n                        headline-regular loading\" id=\"formContainer\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-event-label=\"morning_brew\" data-list=\"Morning Brew\" data-acq-source=\"morningbrew\" data-origin=\"MorningBrew\" data-campaign=\"asia\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"inline-newsletter-content\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>A corgi was beaten to death on the street in Shanghai over fears it could spread Covid, in another pandemic-related pet killing that has sparked outrage in China.<\/p>\n<p>In graphic videos and photos <a href=\"https:\/\/s.weibo.com\/weibo?q=%23%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E5%A4%A7%E7%99%BD%E5%BD%93%E8%A1%97%E6%8B%8D%E6%AD%BB%E5%B0%8F%E6%9F%AF%E5%9F%BA%23\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">widely shared on social media<\/a>, the animal chases after a van before being killed by a man dressed in full PPE using a spade. On the Twitter-like platform Weibo, the hashtag &#8220;Shanghai corgi&#8221; has been viewed more than 52 million times.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The man was originally believed to be an epidemic prevention worker, but he was later identified as a gate guard working at a residential compound in Pudong New Area, where the corgi&#8217;s owners lived, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/mandarin\/yataibaodao\/huanjing\/gf-04072022052633.html\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">per Radio Free Asia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet, the guard said he killed the dog over fears that it could spread Covid, as its owners had tested positive for the disease. &#8220;We did not think about this comprehensively,&#8221; an unnamed neighborhood committee representative said before adding that compensation would be paid to the owners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/people-culture\/trending-china\/article\/3173467\/shanghai-coronavirus-lockdown-corgi-beaten-death?utm_source=rss_feed\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">South China Morning Post<\/a>, the dog&#8217;s owners had tested positive for Covid and were being driven to a quarantine center in the van. The outlet said that the owners decided to let the corgi roam free because they were concerned the dog might starve if left at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The corgi ran after their owners for a while, but when the van left, the guard on duty took a spade and whacked the dog three times, killing it instantly. The corgi&#8217;s yelps can be heard in the video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident has stoked outrage in a city already frustrated by a strict and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-60994022\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">indefinite lockdown.<\/a> Shanghai&#8217;s 26 million residents cannot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-61019975\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">even leave their homes to buy groceries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The man is a monster. He wants to fight Covid, but who gave him the right to kill an innocent life?&#8221; one Weibo user commented.<\/p>\n<p>This is also not the first time that pets have been killed over Covid fears.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, a pet Samoyed named Snowball was brutally beaten with sticks by PPE-clad COVID-19 workers in Huizhou city in Guangdong province. In November last year, a woman in Shangrao city in Jiangxi province said city workers entered her home and beat her dog to death.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the city reported 20,398 asymptomatic cases and 824 symptomatic cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/wsjkw.sh.gov.cn\/xwfb\/20220408\/779c3f24bc7e4f1fb3fef52dbfb51156.html\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A corgi was beaten to death in Shanghai over fears it might spread Covid. The corgi was reportedly killed on the street after its owners were transferred to a quarantine center. The incident stoked outrage among Shanghai residents who are facing an indefinite lockdown. 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