Couple save hungry dog; police call it theft
The adoption of an emaciated, crippled police dog in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, has stirred heated online debate, generating calls for clarification about what can be done with stray animals and about the proper care of dogs working for police and firefighters, or as guide dogs.
A woman identified as Ying, a resident in Jinhua, recently complained on social media that she and her husband had been "mistakenly interrogated" by the police after the couple adopted a homeless dog on the street in June.
"We picked up the dog, a slightly crippled, emaciated German shepherd, when it was searching for food in the garbage near the Duohu police station," Ying said. "Feeling sorry for the dog, we brought it home and found no information on the collar on its neck."
