‘Too cold-blooded’: China animal lover who saved Border Collie marked for slaughter after original owner sold dog to meat vendor wins praise online

A woman in China who saved a Border Collie dog destined for slaughter after it was bartered away to a meat vendor by its original owner has earned praise on mainland social media.

The woman, surnamed Liu, from Inner Mongolia in northern China, first came across the dog at the meat vendor, where she discovered it had been let go by its original owner following a car accident that left it unable to walk.