{"id":2446739,"date":"2026-06-05T18:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2446739"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:35:32","slug":"celebrity-dog-with-1-5m-followers-is-stolen-sold-and-eaten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/celebrity-dog-with-1-5m-followers-is-stolen-sold-and-eaten\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity dog with 1.5M followers is stolen, sold and eaten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A celebrity pooch with more than 1.5 million followers was allegedly snatched from his family\u2019s farm in China \u2014 then sold for just $26 to a restaurant, where he was slaughtered and eaten the same day.<\/p>\n<p>The horrific ordeal has left his devastated owner, Chinese travel influencer Guo, seeking justice for his 8-year-old Border Collie named Chutou, who amassed the huge following on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/people-culture\/trending-china\/article\/3355668\/china-celebrity-dog-stolen-sold-us25-and-eaten-owner-sues-stymied-weak-pet-laws?utm_source=youtube_description&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=scmp_video_team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the South China Morning Post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guo left his beloved dog with his parents while traveling when a man and a woman on an electric scooter were caught on surveillance footage taking the animal from the Shanqui farm on May 11.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Celebrity Border Collie Chutou was allegedly stolen from its home and sold to a restaurant that slaughtered and ate him. <span class=\"credit\">AsiaWire\/NX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A man and a woman on an electric scooter were allegedly caught on surveillance footage taking the animal from the Shanqui farm on May 11. <span class=\"credit\">AsiaWire\/NX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The panicked family immediately alerted local authorities and offered a reward for Chutou when they realized he was missing.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>But when Guo returned from his trip, he tracked down the suspects in a neighboring village, where they reportedly claimed they thought the pup was a stray and admitted to selling him to a dog trader for 180 yuan, which is worth about $26.50.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dog is dead, stop making a fuss. I did not break the law,\u201d one of the alleged thieves callously told the rattled caretaker during the exchange, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Chutou \u2014 whose owner said was actually worth at least $10,000 \u2014 had already been resold to a restaurant where he was slaughtered and eaten.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The horrific ordeal has left his devastated owner, Chinese travel influencer Guo, seeking justice for eight-year-old pup. <span class=\"credit\">AsiaWire\/NX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Guo found the suspects who claimed they thought the dog was a stray and admitted to selling him to a trader for $25. <span class=\"credit\">AsiaWire\/NX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guo later confronted the restaurant butcher who killed Chutou, hoping to recover remains or fur \u2013 but was told \u201cthe hair was thrown in the rubbish long ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The heartbroken dog owner is now seeking criminal charges against the alleged thieves and compensation for the loss of the famous dog.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The heartbroken dog owner is now seeking criminal charges against the alleged thieves and compensation for the loss of the famous dog. <span class=\"credit\">AsiaWire\/NX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lawyers claim Chutou is worth more than $10,000. <span class=\"credit\">AsiaWire\/NX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is no nationwide ban on eating dog meat in China, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The country also has no companion animal protected law, with pets largely treated as property.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A celebrity pooch with more than 1.5 million followers was allegedly snatched from his family\u2019s farm in China \u2014 then sold for just $26 to a restaurant, where he was slaughtered and eaten the same day. 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