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Coronavirus quarantine cops batter terrified little dog to death in China in horrifying bid to stop bug spreading
A TERRIFIED little dog has been battered to death by coronavirus quarantine cops in China in a horrifying bid to stop the bug spreading.
Footage shows one woman saving her beloved pet dog from the same fate before the camera pans to an officer bludgeoning another pooch seemingly to death.
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The distressing incident has since been viewed over 130,000 times on social media.
It is said to have taken place in the village of Huangshan in Yongjia county in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang.
Two locals were diagnosed with coronavirus just days before the pets were killed in one of the most affected regions to be hit by COVID-19.
Animals in the region have since been killed out of concerns they are contributing to the spread of the virus.
The pets battered in the video are said to have had contact with the infected patients.
In the footage, the distressed Chinese woman is seen wearing pyjamas as she leads her dog past cops while shouting: "My dog has a quarantine certificate!"
The camera then pans to one officer seen repeatedly hitting a poor dog over the head with a stick.
At one point, he turns to the camera and says: "We have no choice, this is national policy."
Reports said the policy has actually been issued by the Yongjia County authorities and there is no national policy to kill pets for COVID-19 reasons.
The World Health Organization says on their website: "At present, there is no evidence that companion animals/pets such as dogs or cats can be infected with the new coronavirus."
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PETA Asia press officer for China, Keith Guo said: "Dogs in China are at risk of all sorts of horrors, from the country's dog-meat and leather industries to the current coronavirus rumour.
"Isn't it just an excuse for people to abuse animals? Violent acts like this don't address the public health problem, but only cause more conflicts in society.
"PETA is calling for this quarantined police officer to be dismissed."
One person with the username 'Menghui' commented on the footage: "These people are really useless, they should be terminated instead!"
'QianIRISii' said: "Poor dog, it was still shaking its tail when the guy was killing it."
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Chinese officials have been rounding up beloved pets family by family and executing them to stop the spread of the coronavirus, according to animal activists.
The World Health Organization has said there is no evidence to suggest the virus is being transmitted to pets.
Fears over pets spreading the virus circulated last month after a Chinese health expert claimed animals needed to be quarantined.
Community officers the southwestern Sichuan Province in China reportedly knocked on doors and ordered residents to give up their pets before slaughtering them.
Last month, panicked pet owners were reportedly throwing cats and dogs out of towerblocks following bogus claims deadly coronavirus can be passed on by animals.
Chilling pictures coming out of crisis-hit China are said to show the bloodied corpses of animals lying in the road after being hurled to their death.
Less drastic dog owners have opted to buy face masks for their pooches.
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