In October 2023, public sources reported a response by Sichuan Vocational College of Science and Technology after students were accused of killing a stray dog. The college said two involved students received probationary disciplinary sanctions, and police became involved in handling the matter.

This record does not aim to spread unverified scene details. It records a clear public fact: after serious harm to a stray animal by college students, the school responded through discipline and public-security authorities were brought into the process. The case reflects a stricter posture by Chinese higher-education institutions toward animal-harm incidents, while also exposing the lack of a unified, direct, and predictable anti-cruelty legal route.

A stray animal does not lose the claim to humane treatment because no individual owner is visible. A campus is not only a place of instruction; it is also where young people learn public ethics and respect for life. Deliberate harm to animals should not be reduced to a private-morality issue or treated as a spectacle.

This record does not use unverified scene or victim-dog photographs. The images are real Meishan, Sichuan context photographs, and captions state that they are not incident-scene or victim-dog images.

Sources and image note

• 中华人民共和国动物福利和权利条目：高校虐待动物处分案例
• 条目所引：九派新闻、四川科技职业学院，2023-10-21《一高职院校学生宰杀流浪狗？校方：涉事两名学生被留校察看，警方介入》。