Officials: Get rid of pet dogs or we will kill them

A Chinese district government is giving dog owners a stark choice: Get rid of your pets or we will kill them on the spot at your home.

Even in a country where dog ownership is tightly regulated, the order issued this week by the Dayang New District in the eastern city of Jinan is extreme.

Regional governments have culled stray animals before but the order in Dayang also covers dogs that have been registered and vaccinated.