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On this episode of China Uncensored, Beware for Dog.
Hi, welcome to China Uncensored, I'm your host Chris Chappell.
So remember these chengguan I keep talking about--the urban "management" officials that treat human beings like they're animals?
Well, you don't want to know how they treat actual animals.
By the way, if you're prone to outbursts of righteous indignation, you might not want to watch this episode. Or actually, most of these episodes.
This cute little feller is One-Eyed Jack.
An English national who works at an international school in Beijing took him in.
Aww heart warming.Until it became blood boiling.
According to an interview in the Nanfang,the owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, took little old One-Eyed Jack for a Saturday morning walk, when three men stopped him.
Two were dressed in chengguan uniforms, the other was in plainclothes.
They asked to see the dog's registration, but since he had just gotten the dog, he didn't have it yet.
But, he said, the dog was already vaccinated, on a leash, and the registration process was already underway.
Well, the chengguan, who seemed a bit drunk according to the owner, were getting a bit surly.
And by surly, I mean they knocked the guy back, grabbed the leash from him, and beat the dog on the head with their baton.
Four times--while one held the guy down so he got to see the whole thing.
That was the end of One-Eyed Jack. The chengguan scooped him up in a black bag and drove off in an unmarked car.
Now obviously, One-Eyed Jack's owner was a bit distraught, and it didn't help that police told him, that the dog didn't have registration papers, so they couldn't do anything.
You see, China has some pretty strict rules when it comes to dogs.
They need to be reregistered every year, for about $160 the first time and $80 each year after.
If you don't, they can be confiscated.
Like, the Public Security Bureau, aka the police, have actually been known to go into residential compounds, at night, knock on your door and check.
And if old Fido doesn't have a registration, off he goes.
That's also why you need to always carry it with you when you walk your dog, or else it can be confiscated.
If that happens, you'll also face an $800 fine.
Big dogs also have it hard.
In Beijing's urban districts, you're not allowed to have a dog taller than 14 inches at the shoulder.
There are also 40 different breeds that are banned because they're "large and vicious," like Dalmatians, golden retrievers, boxers, and collies.
Sorry Lassie. Timmy's just going to have to stay in that well.
And remember, you have people from the Public Security Bureau going to your apartment to check.
And what happens if your large dog is taken? Well, you can't get it back.
In fact, according to the New York Times, some animal rights advocates say those dogs end up going to dog meat traders.
By the way, the annual Yulan dog meat festival is coming up on June 21, so get your tickets now!
By the way, that New York Times article also says that some dogcatchers have admitted to being given quotas for how many dogs to bring in.
And by no means was One-Eyed Jack the only dog to suffer this fate.
In 2013, a woman claimed that police had kicked a golden retriever to death while the owner looked on.
Of course, after police detained this woman for a while, she admitted to making the whole thing up. What a liar.
It's a dog's life in China, so what do you think? And what would you do if authorities tried to beat your pet to death in front of your eyes?
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Once again I'm Chris Chappell. See you next time.