CCTV footage showed two young boys playing in a residential area before noticing a Samoyed in a dog cage. One of the boys lit a firework and dropped it into the cage, which shortly went up in flames. The incident sparked public outrage online, with Internet users strongly condemning the boys’ actions. However, the boys’ parents attempted to settle the matter privately by offering 6,000 yuan (RM3,400), saying that it was “only a dog”. Police initially suspected that old newspapers used to wrap the cabbage may have been exposed to rat poison.

Source: The Star February 06, 2026 01:19 UTC