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I don't know and am afraid to ask my Chinese friends, but might anyway. This is so over the top that I must wonder. But maybe they've just gone full MAO and are chasing the sparrows. https://historyofyesterday.com/maos-war-on-sparrows-3edf23c487b6 Or, it's 杀鸡儆猴 : kill the rooster to scare the monkey. I think what is happening to people and their pets just horrible. It could be a national distraction and discipline example. There is a history of both.

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