On the afternoon of May 11, 2025, a Guangzhou resident surnamed Ai and his partner found a stray dog near a vegetable shop in Shachong Village, Panyu District. Public reports said two arrows were lodged in the dog’s head: one had passed through the head, while another was embedded in the back of the head. After posting a request for help online, the rescuers trapped the dog with a cage and sent it to a veterinary hospital. The dog underwent examination and surgery that night, and both arrows were removed without damaging the skull. The rescuers later named the dog Pingan, meaning peace and safety. Hundreds of online supporters helped raise medical funds, and media reported that local police had intervened.

A small dog found near a vegetable shop

On the afternoon of May 11, 2025, Ai and his partner saw a stray dog near a vegetable shop in Shachong Village, Panyu District, Guangzhou. The dog could not explain what had happened. It simply stood there with obvious wounds: two arrows were lodged in its head, one passing through with the arrowhead exposed, and another stuck in the back of the head.

This image is hard to describe as an accident. Arrows aimed at a stray dog with nowhere to flee left clear evidence of harm, and left an animal waiting in pain and terror for help. Whoever the perpetrator was, using a living animal as a target deserves clear documentation and serious scrutiny.

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From an online plea to veterinary rescue

Jimu News, republished by Sohu, reported that after finding the dog, Ai and his partner posted the situation online for help. Online users advised them to use a cage to trap the dog. They then managed to catch it and drive it to a veterinary hospital.

Rescue did not happen in a single moment. A frightened and injured stray dog cannot easily trust strangers. The rescuers had to approach, wait, trap and transport it. The dog was later named Pingan, a name that reads like a wish: may this small life survive the sudden malice directed at it.

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Surgery removed both arrows

Reports said the dog underwent examination and surgery that night, and both arrows were successfully removed. Ai told media that the dog’s skull had fortunately not been damaged. A public video screenshot of the imaging examination showed space between the arrows and the skull, which was crucial to its chance of survival.

Veterinary hospital staff told media the dog was stable after surgery, but still nervous and afraid of people. Wounds can be stitched and arrows can be removed, but fear does not disappear immediately. For a stray animal, fear of humans is also part of the injury.

Crowdfunding and police involvement

Ai said more than a hundred kind-hearted online users joined a rescue crowdfunding group that night, and the costs for surgery and follow-up care were raised. Reports republished by Tencent said 311 people had donated, the medical bill was about 3,300 yuan, and the hospital offered discounts.

HK01, citing mainland media, reported that members of the rescue group had called police, hoping the perpetrator would be found. China Newsweek reported on May 15 that the local police station had intervened. Those developments show that rescue should not end with removing the arrows. Accountability matters if the next stray animal is not to become another target.

Why Pingan is recorded

A stray animal having no owner does not mean it can be harmed at will. Such animals already survive hunger, disease, weather and being driven away. Deliberate shooting adds pain that is unnecessary and indefensible.

In this case, cruelty and kindness appeared almost at the same time: someone shot arrows into a small dog, while others stopped, asked for help, raised funds, sent it to hospital and gave it the name Pingan. This record is not kept for shock alone. It preserves a harm that could otherwise be easily forgotten, and it remembers both the rescuers’ effort and the fact that this dog survived.

Timeline

• Afternoon of May 11, 2025：Ai and his partner found a stray dog with two arrows lodged in its head near a vegetable shop in Shachong Village, Panyu District, Guangzhou.
• Evening of May 11, 2025：They posted for help online, used a cage to trap the dog on advice from online users, and sent it to a veterinary hospital.
• Night of May 11, 2025：The dog underwent examination and surgery; both arrows were removed, and the rescuer said the skull was not injured.
• May 12, 2025：Jimu News interviewed Ai and the veterinary hospital; reports said the dog was stable but still nervous and afraid.
• May 15-16, 2025：Several media outlets reported crowdfunding and police involvement; HK01 said the local police station had intervened.

Public sources

• Jimu News via Sohu: Guangzhou stray dog pierced by arrows, rescuers and online supporters fund treatment
• HK01: Guangzhou stray dog pierced in the head by two arrows; crowdfunding and police involvement reported
• 8world: Guangzhou stray dog with two arrows in its head receives crowdfunded treatment
• Cover News via Tencent News: Rescuer speaks after stray dog suffers head arrow injury