Outcry in China after Covid health workers kill dog while owner was in quarantine

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The killing of a pet dog whose owners were in quarantine has sparked outrage on Chinese social media and raised questions about extreme measures health authorities are taking to battle a continuing Delta outbreak.

On Friday a resident of Shangrao, in Jianxi province, posted allegations on Weibo that her pet dog was beaten to death by health workers inside her apartment while she was quarantining in a hotel that didn't allow animals. In video purportedly from her apartment's security camera posted online, one of two PPE-wearing individuals is shown hitting the dog with what looks like a crowbar.