Two tigers were gunned down after they killed their keeper and escaped from a zoo in Henan, drawing attention to the poor and unsafe conditions in which wild animals are kept at a variety of Chinese tourist sites.
“Blind-box” gifts and toys have been popular in China since 2014, but now some unscrupulous companies have been using the concept to sell mystery pet gifts, with animals shipped by courier companies. The public is outraged.
The recent killing of the pregnant cat has renewed calls to punish animal cruelty in China. This time, the movement has a powerful ally: China Central Television (CCTV), the Chinese government's state broadcaster.
As part of China’s national campaign to curb food waste, people are now forbidden to share videos of themselves consuming absurd amounts of food on social media. But some pet owners have taken advantage of the situation to popularize a disturbing genre of viral videos: animals overeating.