‘Today it’s a dog’: China pet abuser dumped after violent attack on girlfriend’s corgi, sparking fears about whom he might target next
- Girlfriend dumps boyfriend caught kicking her beloved pet corgi on surveillance camera at home
- Social media observers suggest man’s tendency for violence could put girlfriend in danger if she had let him stay
A video of a dog in China being beaten by the boyfriend of its owner has gone viral on social media, sparking outrage in a country where pets lack legal protections from abuse.
A surveillance camera recorded an unidentified man from central China’s Henan province violently attacking his girlfriend’s corgi on July 15, according to Star Video.
In the viral video, the man is seen squatting down with his right leg stretched towards the corgi as it hides under a wash basin. He kicks the dog more than 10 times while it lets out distressed cries.
He then shouts at the dog, ordering it into the living room, and the corgi complies.
The man then follows the corgi, which is in an area of the flat not monitored by the surveillance camera.
While there is no image of what he did next, the sound of kicking, shouting and barking can be heard on the video.