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This couple is training their pet on their friend’s treadmill because they fear if they take the dog outside for a walk, they risk having it beaten to death in front of them by a policeman. Beijing at the time of this photo had a "one dog policy." The dog on the treadmill is a Siberian Husky and police cracked down on large dog ownership.
Owners of big dogs that live within the sixth ring in Beijing and have an illegal pet have purchased treadmills after the crackdown began. Pets were pulled out of the hands of their crying owners. A group protested in front of the zoo because there was suspicion that some of the dogs were being fed to the tigers. The activists claim dog owners tried to take policemen to dinner to bribe them, but it did not work. They believe the policemen sold some of the nice animals and sent the rest to the zoo.
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- RANDY OLSON
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- 8255x5503 / 16.5MB
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- China's Bling Dynasty_National Geographic Magazine 5/2008
