#Dog Abuse Again

Recently in Chinese news, following the Chongqing dog abuse incident, another shocking case of dog abuse has occurred. (Note: China is vast with a large population; this is a sporadic social incident, but it's worth reflecting on.)

Four boys relentlessly beat a mother dog (dog mom) with long sticks, then stabbed the puppies with the sticks. They laughed and splashed gasoline on the mother dog (dog mom), ultimately burning her alive, and beat the puppies to death.

┏━ 💡Reflection ━┓

Seeing this news reminded me of a few years ago, a Chinese children's picture book called *The Sparkling Red Star*, which had entered the Taiwanese book market and libraries.

This book is a Chinese patriotic education textbook. The story depicts a child sneaking into a landlord's house at midnight, tying up the landlord's hands and feet, splashing gasoline, lighting a candle and throwing it onto his bed, and finally burning him alive—portraying such an act as heroic.

Education isn't just about teaching life skills; it also shapes a person's respect for the value of life. If a society long packages violence as heroism and cruelty as justice, then, by example from above, those immature young children will be influenced.

Any society can have cases of animal abuse, and many people online in China have condemned it. But if a society—from political propaganda and educational content to public language—is long filled with values like "struggle to the end," "at any cost," "bloodied heads and flowing blood," "no good end," "don't say you weren't warned," then, is such a cultural environment weakening people's respect for life and vigilance against violence?

A society that doesn't respect the lives of the weak will ultimately harm not just small animals.

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