18 Aug 2026 11:59 pm
///////On June 28 in Pingpu Village near Jieyang, Guangdong, five sixth-grade boys under 14 beat, stabbed, and burned to death stray dog Wang Wang and her three puppies during an hour-long assault they filmed. Local officials ordered corrective education but filed no charges, as Chinese law shields children under 14 from liability and lacks nationwide animal cruelty penalties. The video's spread fueled worldwide outrage, with petitions topping 135,000 signatures, billboards in Times Square and beyond, and calls for national laws amid China's pet boom.