Woman in China roasts puppy alive

A woman in China has been captured on photograph roasting a live puppy over an open fire, using what appears to be a portable stove.

The gruesome incident is reported to have taken place at Kengkou market in Guangzhou, according to an article carried on  Chinese website chinaSmack. The woman is seen grilling the live puppy with a pair of tongs, in front of a small crowd, including children. After a while, the dog's body appeared stiff and its skin slightly charred.
Respondents on the website were horrified by her actions.
One user known as VIP posted a comment, "Are you still human? Think for a moment, how would you feel if you were roasted alive/barbecued alive?"
Another who wanted to be known as Love, said, "What's wrong with people these days? They don't even seem like people/human anymore."
This abuse comes hot on the heels of another animal abuse case in Indonesia where live cattle exports were subjected to mistreatment.
On 31 May, it was reported the Australian government suspended live cattle exports to Indonesian abattoirs after a television program showed videos of cattles being unnecessarily whipped and left to bleed to death after their throats were cut using blunt knives.
The videos were recorded by Lyn White, a former police officer and campaign director of the animal welfare group Animals Australia. It is understood that the said abattoirs are located in Jakarta, Bogor, Bandar Lampung and Medan.
It's understood Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation of slaughterhouses in the country, saying, "We have to highly respect animal welfare."  


After reading this article, I'm feeling infuriated and heavyhearted. I'm an animal lover and to add on, i have a pet dog at home therefore this article had a huge impact on me. Although those China women may not be educated, i do not think it gives them an excuse to be inhuman to animals as it should be part of human nature. Yes, i agree that selling puppy's meat could be their livelihood, however it is not necessary to roast the puppy alive. I strongly think that the least they could do is to give the puppy a fast death instead of torturing it till its death. In my opinion, i think those women should be sentenced to at least 3 years of jail to reflect on what they've done. Also, they should be volunteers of Animals organizations for a year to let them have a good understandings of animals and teach them to love animals.

In a nutshell, I hope that after this article is published , people in the society will realise the importance of animal welfare and learn that it is an unforgivable act to torture animals as they are living things and have feelings like all of the human beings do. Though animals are a source of food for us, i believe that we should minimize their pain when they are killed to be our food.

- CLAIRE TEO