All the dogs we fought this time were free range dogs. Official: Someone died after being bitten by a dog, and multiple people from a township in Hunan came into the village with sticks to kill the dogs. Villagers | Document | Official
Recently, in Weishan Township, Xinhua County, Loudi City, Hunan Province, groups of people entered various villages to kill dogs, causing doubts from villagers and netizens. On August 10th, the local police station told Jimu News reporters that killing dogs was organized by the township government because some people in the area died after being bitten by dogs recently. The government of Weishan Township stated that it has already promoted in various villages in the early stage, asking villagers to keep their own dogs securely and tie them up. Recently, they have been killing stray dogs that have not been tied up.
On August 9th, several residents of Weishan Township in Xinhua County reported that groups of people came to the village with tools to beat dogs: "Whether they were at home or in their own fields, they would catch dogs and beat them to death with sticks, killing more than ten dogs in a day."
Several men are beating dogs
A surveillance video released by netizens shows that in front of a villager's door, several men suddenly hit an unprepared dog with sticks. The dog screamed and fled, but was caught up and hit again before stopping moving. In the video, there are more than ten dog corpses in the carriage of a car.
This matter has sparked heated discussions among netizens. Some people believe that these free range dogs may bite people, and eradication is inevitable; More netizens have expressed that raising dogs in rural areas is for the purpose of guarding homes and courtyards. Generally, they do not tie ropes like in the city, and there is no need to treat them strictly according to the standards of the city. It is too cruel to come and kill them.
On August 10th, Jimu News contacted the Weishan Police Station, and the staff stated that beating dogs was organized by the township government. A while ago, there was an incident where someone died from being bitten by a dog in the local area, which is why this dog beating operation occurred.
The government staff of Weishan Township told reporters that there has been a dog injury incident in the area, and people who are bitten by dogs are prone to rabies. Therefore, they have decided to exterminate stray dogs in rural areas. "We have already carried out publicity in various villages in the early stage, asking villagers to keep and tie up their own dogs. Recently, the dogs that were not tied up were killed." The staff member also stated that the dog beating was based on relevant policy documents, but did not disclose which department issued the document.
The staff of the Xinhua County Center for Disease Control and Prevention stated that some people in the area were bitten by dogs and not vaccinated, resulting in rabies. This dog killing operation in Weishan Township is related to this. However, the county CDC has not issued any relevant documents regarding dog beating.
The staff of Xinhua County Public Security Bureau also stated that they have not released any relevant documents on dog beating, and the police station only played a supportive role in this dog beating operation.
