Four boys under age 14 in Jieyang, Guangdong tortured and burned a mother dog named Wang Wang and three puppies to death in an incident that went viral. The case has triggered widespread outrage across Chinese social media platforms and sparked debate about juvenile justice and animal protection laws in China, though posts discussing it have been removed from some platforms. This represents a rare moment of public pressure in China pushing back against animal cruelty, though it also reflects the broader weakness of animal protection enforcement.