![]() ![]() First-time commenters, please be patient – we will have to manually approve your comment before it appears. Spotted a mistake or want to add something? Please let us know in comments below or email us. Subscribe to What’s on Weibo here to receive our newsletter and get access to our latest articles: “I strongly call for legislation, defend the bottom line of morality,” some commenters now write: “We will never forgive this.”įollow Get the story behind the hashtag. This also caused an online storm over animal abuse during ‘zero Covid.’ In 2021, home security cameras captured how anti-epidemic workers beat a pet dog to death in Shangrao. That same video was shared in light of this incident again. In 2020, after a horrific story of a Chinese security guard pouring scalding water over a cat went viral, Chinese media outlet CCTV called out for a rapid legislation against animal abuse. In recent years, voices calling for better laws on animal abuse in China have grown louder. Some legal bloggers explored under which laws Xu could be punished for his actions other than the abuse itself, such as stealing a cat and also uploading such a video to the internet (# 虐待无主流浪猫狗或不被处罚#, # 公共场合虐待动物并传播视频或犯罪#). His Bilibili account currently also displays a message that it is getting banned.Īlthough there are various laws in China regarding wildlife and the protection of animals, there currently is no national law that is explicitly against animal cruelty for all animals. Xu’s actions are regarded as “negatively impacting society” and he currently is detained in Funan in accordance with the Public Security Administrative Punishments Law. Straight to hell with him,” others wrote: “Go die!” “Today he abuses a cat, tomorrow he kills a person. “Give you another chance?! Did you give that kitty a chance?!” “People like this do not change,” one person wrote. Many people say the story makes them feel sick to their stomach, and that the idea of ‘cat abuse’ chat groups makes their skin crawl. The comment sections suggest that most people will not forgive Xu for what he did. The mix of the personal message by Xu on a hashtag page hosted by Chinese media seems to indicate that these parties worked together in spreading Xu’s words about how remorseful he allegedly is (# 偷猫拍虐猫视频网红道歉#). The hashtag page was hosted by Toutiao News. ![]() The comments on the post were switched off.Ī noteworthy part of Xu’s online apology is that it has a dedicated Weibo hashtag page including a ‘topic summary’ in which Xu apologized. “Please give me another chance,” he wrote. He also wrote that he was being criticized and held accountable by both the public security bureau and Internet authorities. On April 27th, Xu posted an apology on his Weibo channel, in which he said he felt ashamed and sorry for what he did and that he was willing to bear “all the consequences” of his actions. It later circulated around social media, triggering outrage.Īccording to screenshots that leaked online and the very fact Xu was part of a cruel ‘cat abuse chat group,’ this probably was not the first time for him to torture animals.Īccording to a police statement, authorities received reports about the stolen cat and the abuse video on April 26th, after which they immediately launched an investigation. He then uploaded the video and shared it to a QQ group dedicated to cat abuse. The cat abuse incident happened on April 15 in Funan County’s Lucheng, Anhui Province, where the 29-year-old Xu filmed his horrific acts, including tying up the cat, binding it to a tree, cutting its paws, and burning it alive. Xu is mostly known for posting videos of himself cooking and eating food. The person involved is the Anhui-based food blogger/vlogger Xu Zhihui (徐志辉), who runs multiple accounts, including a Bilibili account with more than 400,000 followers and a Weibo account with over 20,000 fans 杰克辣条). A shocking and extremely cruel video in which a Chinese wanghong (online influencer) tortures a stolen cat has sparked outrage on Chinese social media. ![]()
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