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Would you kill a stray dog if it meant containing the coronavirus?

Officials from Guangdong, China, are reportedly offering cold hard cash to anyone who would off wandering dogs, theDaily Mailreported.

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In a document,A kind reminder, officials will “reward people who capture and kill stray dogs.”

For each dog killed, officials “will give 200 yuan” which is about $39, the memo stated.

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The Daily Mail report noted Chinese officials have denied they encouraged residents to kill canines, stating they were merely regulating the pet-keeping with the rule.

According to the World Health Organization, there is no evidence to show that the novel coronavirus COVID-19 can be transmitted from humans to animals.

The call for stray dog killings was issued by officials after residents in the Wanjiang community in Dongguan, Guangzhou province complained about what they call “rule-breaking dog owners.”