BEIJING: An angry growl is reduced to a tiny whimper as acupuncturist Guo Yutong inserts needle after needle into the spine of his patient, a Pekingese helplessly strapped to a metal frame in his office.
The scene repeats itself several times each day at the Beijing Pet Hospital, as people knock on Guo's door asking him to use millennia-old techniques to treat their pets' ailments, typically joint or skin problems.
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