Cruel dog vendor pumps water into a canine's stomach so he could sell it to restaurants for more money

A Chinese animal trader has been caught pumping water into dogs' stomachs by force in order to sell them for more money to restaurants.


In a video emerged online, the man shoved a hose into a canine's mouth and grabbed it by the snout before pouring water down its throat.


The vendor sells more than a dozen dogs to restaurants by weight every day and this helps him charge a higher price, as it's reported.


The vendor was spotted in Yanshi, Henan Province, on June 9 by a passerby who took pictures and video of the horrifying scene.
The materials were published on Chinese news site Tencent on June 10.


According to the video, two dogs were kept in a cage at the back of a three-wheeled bike. Both animals were tied to the cage by a cable around their neck.


The footage also shows the man putting a thick pipe down one dog's throat forcefully. He then grabbed hold of the dog's mouth so that water would go into its stomach.


The dog's belly could be seen swelling up as the man pumped water. According to the report, the man said he would pump at least two litres of water into a dog.


The animal reportedly threw up blood after being force-fed water.


The dog vendor said he sold over a dozen dogs to different restaurants on a daily basis.


The man also claimed to have invented the force-feeding method after taking inspiration from IV drip.


He explained that by pumping water into the dogs, he could earn a few hundred yuan (roughly £35) more per day.


However, when onlookers asked the man what he was doing, he apparently lied by saying 'the dogs have to drink more water as the weather is too hot'.


It is unclear if any authorities are aware of the incident.