A Chinese university has been slammed after its staff allegedly beat a stray puppy to death when it wandered into their dorm.

The dog went into a dorm at the Ankang University in the north west of the country when it was looking for shelter.

But security guards beat it to death – the second time they have done something similar in two months.

Images provided by Peta appear to show the puppy lying dead on the dormitory floor, with the staff members responsible for its death later collecting the carcass in a plastic bag.

The school security guards removing the dead puppy (Picture: AsiaWire)

The dead puppy lying on the ground. (Picture: AsiaWire)

University students living in the dormitory revealed to PETA Asia that the stray pup ‘howled in agony for minutes’ as it was chased and beaten in the hallway.

It was later disposed of in the bins, leaving the organisations calling for their dismissal as well as ‘empathy training’.

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The same kind of incident happened in April when Ankang University staff members were revealed to have killed stray puppies that had been living on campus.

PETA Asia said in a statement: ‘Two months later, another dog killing scandal mars Shaanxi’s Ankang University.

‘This tragedy could have been avoided if the situation was dealt with in a more humane way.’

Keith Kuo, PETA Asia media officer for China, told Asia Wire: ‘Dogs in China are at risk of all sorts of horrors – from the country’s dog-meat festival which is happening in Yulin today, the leather industry, to vicious attacks such as this one.

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‘The most effective way to prevent overpopulation of cats and dogs on the streets is by implementing strict laws mandating spaying and neutering – violent acts like this one don’t address the problem.

‘PETA is calling for these abusers to be dismissed. This incident is yet another reason why China must implement animal-welfare laws – for the sake of all animals, and because the public demands it.’