China students abuse pig

In a disturbing case of animal abuse, students in China were pictured torturing a pig outside a school.

The pictures show the animal being strangled with ropes, stringed up, beaten with metal poles and finally being drowned in bucket.

In one of the pictures, a student was photographed stepping on the animal while strangling it with his hands.

It was reported that the students are from a special police school and that authorities have claimed the incident to be a forensics class experiment.

However, netizens believe otherwise and have condemned the students' actions.

China students abuse pig Click on thumbnail to view (Photos: Chinasmack)

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Don't forward animal abuse videos or pictures online to friends, families and co-workers, says SPCA, as this may inadvertently encourage the culprits. SPCA advises STOMPers to report these material to the relevant authorities instead.

An example of such animal abuse content may include the above photos, sent in yesterday (Jul 18) by a STOMPer, that show students in Nanning, China, tying up some pigs before beating them with metal poles, stepping on them and trying to drown them in a pail of water.

A spokesperson for SPCA points out that these images, videos, and webpages may be promoted by the perpetrators of the abuse or have been uploaded simply for their shock value.

The culprits are counting on well-meaning people being enraged and distressed by the footage and inadvertently increasing web traffic to their sites by forwarding it to others.

Find out the five steps you should take on the next page.

"1) Copy and paste the internet address (url) of the offending website or the original posting of the material (rather than a reposting). Record the time and date that you viewed the page.

"2) Download or save a copy of the offensive material to your computer as evidence. This may be required in the event authorities are able to prosecute.

"3) Notify an international animal welfare organisation such as PETA by emailing them at info@peta.org, including the url details in the email.

"4) Do not repost the material to friends, mailing lists or forums. Many well-intentioned people share the offensive material with their contact lists in an effort to catch the perpetrators. Ultimately, mass emails only serve to increase the number of visitors to a website/page, encouraging the creators and perpetrators.

"5) After you have followed the steps outlined above, if the offensive material is on a site that allows you to flag it for removal, or if you are able to make a complaint, do so."