Seven ‘kidnapped’ dogs trek in freezing temperatures in viral video

A group of seven dogs in China went viral after claims that they embarked on a journey home together in freezing conditions. Video of the animals walking down a busy highway in Changchun, Jilin province, where overnight temperatures can drop below 1C, has been widely circulated. The group included Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, and Corgis. The man who filmed the footage on 15 March told mainland Chinese outlet Dahe Daily: “They resemble a band of little brothers in distress, moving in unison - nothing like stray dogs.” A volunteer from a local rescue group that had been dispatched to find the animals claimed that they had been kidnapped for dog meat, the South China Morning post reports. CNN reports that Chinese state media has since debunked the footage, with the state-backed Cover News reporting that the man who filmed the footage had not seen the dogs escape from anywhere.

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