Student in China rejected by Nanjing University after videos of him abusing cats went viral

In a video posted online, Xu appears to have put a cat into a bucket before stepping on its head. — Photo by Nathalie Jolie on Unsplash

A top student in China was rejected by a university after his history of cat abuse was exposed, reported Chinese media outlets.

The student, who is known only as Xu in Chinese media reports, failed to enter the School of Physics at Nanjing University in the eastern province of Jiangsu, despite receiving the highest score in the entrance test.