Netizens report to animal control center for feeding chili peppers, shutting refrigerator and abusing dogs

Pet 8:42am, 21 November 2025 161

An anonymous netizen named PIGGY claimed on the website that he locked the husky puppy in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, fed it chili peppers, and sorghum. He even said that it was so funny to see it dizzy and spicy that the netizen couldn't stand it, so he pooled his money to buy the puppy. He also videotaped the purchase and sale process as evidence, and reported the dog abuse and sale to the Animal Protection and Epidemic Prevention Office.

The Taiwan Animal Emergency Rescue Team received a tip from a netizen, alleging that a netizen in Taichung claimed on the Internet that he fed dogs chili peppers and sorghum, and also auctioned puppies on his blog. The netizen raised 3,500 yuan and made an appointment with the piglet to trade with the piglet at Taichung De'an Shopping Center. After filming the transaction, he reported the dog abuse to the city government. Song Minghua, the animal protection section chief of the Taichung City Animal Protection and Epidemic Prevention Center, said that if pets are involved in breeding, trading, and foster care, they must apply for a specific pet license. If you do not have a license and are still selling them online, you may be violating the law. According to the Animal Protection Law, dog sales are subject to a fine of NT$50,000 to NT$250,000.

However, since the complainant has not yet delivered the evidence, we will further interview the person being reported as to whether there is evidence of dog abuse and trafficking. The Xiaozhu netizen who was accused of abusing the dog denied any trading behavior or abusing the dog, emphasizing that he was just looking for someone to take care of the dog. As for those posts claiming to feed dogs chili peppers and sorghum, they are just trying to increase the popularity of the blog.