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Disney will certainly be calling soon after a pack of seven stray dogs stolen to be become meat managed to seek out their way home after a treacherous 20km journey.
The ragtag group of Corgis, Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds were snatched from three homes in a village in rural China on March 16.
Destined to be become meat, they managed to chew through their cage and escape the van, based on the South China Post.
The group then began their mammoth journey home alongside a busy motorway and cutting through expansive wheat fields in Changchun.
The group were led by a brave Corgi, named Big Fat, known for its ability to seek out its way home.
At times, the dogs formed a decent block around a German Shepherd badly injured in the course of the escape. They never left him behind.
The Golden Retriever was also seen acting as a ‘sentry’ on the perimeter, scanning the environment and wagging its tail to reassure its companions.
One other passing road user captured footage of the dogs wandering through nearby fields of their two day journey.
The local Bitter Coffee Stray Dog Base reported that the dogs were all neighbours from the identical village, normally seen roaming together and forming a robust bond.
One onlooker told Chinese outlet Dahe Every day: ‘They resemble a band of little brothers in distress, moving in unison – nothing like stray dogs.’
Finally, after two days they made it home.
One owner expressed relief that his missing dogs – a German shepherd and a Golden Retriever – returned home, stating: ‘We’re so lucky they got here back, to not be eaten.’
One other owner proudly spoke of her Corgi, known for its cleverness and talent to seek out its way home.
Their adventure has sparked concerns in regards to the dog meat trade in China.
Younger generations are using stories like this to focus on the cruelty of the trade – which is declining.
But during long, icy winters, locals consider eating dog meat provides warmth and sustenance.
In big cities like Changchun, Harbin, and Dalian, quite a few incidents of pet dogs being stolen have been reported.
Dogs are often stolen or strays captured and killed since it’s cheaper for thieves than breeding them to be slaughtered.
Jilin province, the world where the dogs were stolen, still has greater than 50 lively slaughterhouses.
There’s no nationwide ban on eating dogs in China and it mainly happens in parts of southern China – but Shenzhen banned it in 2020.
The Yulin Dog Meat Festival is an annual event that involves the slaughter and consumption of dogs and sometimes cats, drawing widespread international condemnation from animal welfare groups.
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