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China celebrity dog stolen, sold for US$25 and eaten; owner sues ... A celebrity dog in China was stolen, sold for US$25 and eaten. Its owner’s attempts to sue were stymied by weak pet protection laws. - QQ.com via SCMP BEIJING: A celebrity dog in central China was stolen and slaughtered, leaving its owner seeking justice but confronting gaps in the country’s legal protections for pets. Guo, a travel influencer from Henan province, raised Chutou, an eight-year-old Border Collie known for his intelligence, energy and gentle temperament. The dog had amassed more than 1.5 million followers on mainland social media after accompanying Guo on years of journeys across China, from snowy mountains to deserts, often guarding him outside his tent at night. In 2018, Guo bought Chutou from a street vendor for over 2,000 yuan (US$300) when the puppy was just three months old, Fengmian News reported. Recently, while Guo was on a solo road trip in Georgia, he left Chutou at home with his parents. On May 11, Guo’s father discovered Chutou missing from the family’s fields. Surveillance footage later showed two strangers taking the dog on an electric bike. Surveillance footage, above, shows the anim…

Celebrity Dog 'Chutou' Stolen, Sold to Restaurant for $27, and Eaten in ... A Border Collie named “Chutou” — a social media celebrity with a large following on Douyin, China’s domestic equivalent of TikTok — was stolen from its owner, sold to a restaurant for approximately $27, and subsequently butchered and eaten, the dog’s owner revealed this week. The incident has ignited a fierce public debate across Chinese social media platforms about animal welfare, the legality of the dog meat trade, and the vulnerability of pet owners in a country with limited formal protections for companion animals. Chutou’s owner had cultivated a genuine online following by regularly posting videos featuring the Border Collie on Douyin, a platform that has become one of the most powerful social media ecosystems in the world, particularly for pet-related content. Border Collies are among the most prized and expensive breeds in China’s booming pet market, where the ownership of purebred dogs has become a status symbol tied to rising urban middle-class identity. The theft and subsequent sale of such an animal to a restaurant for the equivalent of roughly $27 underscores both the brazenness of organized d…

Chinese celebrity dog 'Chutou' with over a million followers kidnapped ... Agencies Chinese celebrity dog 'Chutou' with 1.5 million followers kidnapped, eaten while owner was abroad (Source- South China Morning Post) A celebrity dog in central China was allegedly stolen and slaughtered, leaving its owner searching for justice while exposing gaps in the country's legal protections for pets, reported South China Morning Post. Guo, a travel influencer from Henan province, owned Chutou, an eight-year-old Border Collie known for his intelligence, energy and gentle temperament. Social media star with 1.5 million followers Chutou had built a large following of more than 1.5 million fans on mainland Chinese social media by accompanying Guo on journeys across the country. The dog often appeared in videos filmed in remote locations, from snow-capped mountains to deserts, and was known for guarding his owner outside the tent during camping trips, reported South China Morning Post. According to Fengmian News, Guo purchased Chutou from a street vendor in 2018 for more than 2,000 yuan (about US$300) when the puppy was just three months old. Dog disappears while owner is abroad Recently, Guo lef…

Celebrity dog in China stolen, sold, and eaten - Toronto Sun A dog with more than 1.5 million followers on social media was allegedly stolen from his family’s farm in China and sold to a restaurant for the equivalent of $26, where he was killed and eaten the same day. Don't have an account?Create Account Chinese travel influencer Guo is now seeking justice for his eight-year-old border collie Chutou, a dog that gained a massive following on Chinese social media platform Douyin, theSouth China Morning Postreported. Guo left his dog with his parents at their farm in Shanqui, while travelling when a man and a woman on an electric scooter were caught on surveillance footage taking the animal from the farm on May 11. The family immediately notified authorities. Guo returned from his trip and tracked down the suspects in a nearby village, who reportedly told him they thought the animal was a stray and admitted selling him to a dog trader. “The dog is dead, stop making a fuss. I did not break the law,” one of the alleged thieves told Guo, according to thePost. By that time, the dog had been resold to a restaurant where he was slaughtered and eaten. Guo confronted the restaurant but…

China celebrity dog stolen, sold for US$25 and eaten; owner sues, stymied by weak pet laws A celebrity dog in central China was stolen and slaughtered, leaving its owner seeking justice but confronting gaps in the country’s legal protections for pets. Guo, a travel influencer from Henan province, raised Chutou, an eight-year-old Border Collie known for his intelligence, energy and gentle temperament. The dog had amassed more than 1.5 million followers on mainland social media after accompanying Guo on years of journeys across China, from snowy mountains to deserts, often guarding him...

Celebrity Border Collie with 1.5m followers dognapped and eaten after ... A Border Collie with more than 1.5 million followers on social media was stolen, sold to a restaurant and then eaten, his distraught owner said. Chinese travel blogger Guo and the eight year-old dog Chutou became internet stars after he started documenting their adventures on Douyin, the country’s version of TikTok. Chutou disappeared on 11 May while he was being cared for by Guo’s father during one of the owner’s overseas trips, South China Morning Post reported . Surveillance footage is said to have shown two people taking the dog away on an electric scooter from the family home, prompting the blogger to cut short his trip and return to search for his beloved pet. open image in gallery The Border Collie named Chutou was sold and slaughtered, his owner claims ( Douyin ) Two weeks later, Guo said he tracked down a man he suspected of the theft and offered 10,000 yuan (about $1,500) to return Chutou. But according to The Post , the blogger was told the animal had already been sold to a restaurant for 180 yuan ($27), slaughtered and eaten. The alleged thief had claimed he mistook Chutou for a stray dog, but Gu…

SHOCKING: China's Celebrity Dog Chutou Stolen, Sold for Meat; People ... The story of 'Chutou', a celebrity dog with millions of fans, being stolen and butchered has sparked massive anger inChina. This tragic incident has once again started a serious conversation about the country's weak animal protection laws. Chutou was an eight-year-old Border Collie belonging to Guo, a famous travel influencer from Henan province. The dog was a regular partner in Guo's long journeys across snow-capped mountains and deserts, and had over 1.5 million followers on Chinese social media. The incident happened on May 11, when Guo was travelling abroad. Reports say the dog, who was staying with Guo's parents, went missing from a farm. When they checked the CCTV footage, they found an unknown man and woman carrying the dog away on an electric scooter. As soon as Guo heard the news, he cut his trip short, returned to China, and even announced a huge reward to find his dog. But the investigation revealed a shocking truth. The thieves had sold Chutou to a dog meat restaurant for just 180 yuan (around ₹2,200). The restaurant then killed and ate the dog. What's worse, the people who committed the crime sh…