Chinese students furious as strayDog is killed by University
Chinese students furious as stray dog that attended lectures is killed by university officials and THROWN AWAY in the rubbish
Casper the dog would attend lectures at a university in north-west China
He became a minor celebrity after snapos of him appeared in local media
University officials killed with poison Casper, and threw body in a bin
Students accuse them of killing as Casper 'damaged uni reputation'
RIP Casper: Casper the dog would sit in on lectures at Northwest A&F University in north-west China and had become a mascot for students
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Chinese students are furious after university officials killed a dog which had become a campus mascot after it started attending lectures.
Casper the dog would regularly sit in on English and calculus at the Northwest A&F University in Yanglin County in the city of Xi'an, in north-western China's Shaanxi province.
The story of Casper began to circulate in local media and on social networks, however university officials did not appreciate the attention, and poisoned the dog.
Doing no harm: Here, Casper can be seen taking a nap during a calculus class at the university
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University officials have been accused of having Casper killed as his presence during lectures was damaging its reputation as one of the top universities in China.
Student Xiong Hou, 21, said: 'It was felt the dog had a really good influence on people, and as far as I know none of the lecturers objective.
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A spokesman for the university confirmed that the dog together with other stray dogs on the campus had been killed, saying that they were a potential danger to the teachers and students.
The spokesman said: 'We cannot tolerate strays on the campus as they make a mess and also pose a risk that they might bite someone, which ultimately means it's our responsibility.'
"As of 2006 there were no laws in China governing acts of cruelty to animals. In certain jurisdictions such as Fuzhou, dog control officers may kill any unaccompanied dogs on sight. In September 2009, legislation was drafted to address deliberate cruelty to animals in China. If passed, the legislation would offer some protection to pets, captive wildlife and animals used in laboratories, as well as regulating how farm animals are raised, transported and slaughtered. The Animal Protection Law of the People's Republic of China/Law on the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a draft proposal of an animal protection law in China released on September 18, 2009. It has yet to be adopted by the legislature."
Please hug your Doggies and other pets and think of all these unfortunate stray dogs and cats out there that deserve a little love.
How can they do this? They should have announce it before they kill him and maybe a Student would have taken him away.