China’s crackdown on stray dogs sparks public outcry

A two-year-old girl was attacked by the unleashed rottweiler in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Oct 16. - SCREENGRAB FROM YOUTUBE

BEIJING (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Local government officials in China are cracking down on stray dogs, after a toddler was mauled by a rottweiler in a residential compound, but the move has sparked public outcry.

On Oct 16, a two-year-old girl was attacked by the unleashed rottweiler in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The girl’s mother tried to defend her, but the attack left her with a ruptured kidney, fractured ribs and lacerations on her body.