This is the tragic moment a girl apparently found out her dog was dead (Picture: CEN)

This little girl’s search for her missing dog ended in misery when she found out it was being sold on a meat market.

A shocking image showed the five-year-old girl in tears after discovering her pet was going to be someone’s dinner that night.

The animal had gone missing a few days earlier and the unnamed child had been eager to find it, according to reports.

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But it wasn’t meant to be and after the picture of her was shared on Vietnamese social media, people were asking how this was allowed to happen.



In response to international outrage, neighbouring China said it was clamping down on the illegal street dog meat sellers.

But Vietnam made no such promises.

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