Chinese students furious as stray dog that attended lectures is killed by university officials and THROWN AWAY in the rubbish
- Casper the dog would attend lectures at a university in north-west China
- He became a minor celebrity after snapos of him appeared in local media
- University officials killed with poison Casper, and threw body in a bin
- Students accuse them of killing as Casper 'damaged uni reputation'
Chinese students are furious after university officials killed a dog which had become a campus mascot after it started attending lectures.
Casper the dog would regularly sit in on English and calculus at the Northwest A&F University in Yanglin County in the city of Xi'an, in north-western China's Shaanxi province.
The story of Casper began to circulate in local media and on social networks, however university officials did not appreciate the attention, and poisoned the dog.
RIP Casper: Casper the dog would sit in on lectures at Northwest A&F University in north-west China and had become a mascot for students
University officials have been accused of having Casper killed as his presence during lectures was damaging its reputation as one of the top universities in China.
Student Xiong Hou, 21, said: 'It was felt the dog had a really good influence on people, and as far as I know none of the lecturers objective.
'Sometimes they would joke that only the dog was paying attention. I think he liked the English classes and calculus because the seats were best there for him to sleep on.
'But when he didn't turn up at the canteen at midday which he usually did to get food with the rest of us, somebody was horrified to see his body in the bin.
'Apparently he had been poisoned by university officials.'
Doing no harm: Here, Casper can be seen taking a nap during a calculus class at the university
Horror: University officials are being accused of poisoning Casper the dog (pictured here while still alive) because the story of his visits to classes was damaging to the university's reputation
Heartbreaking: Students found out about Casper's untimely death after pictures surfaced of the dog's bloody dead body in a bin
A spokesman for the university confirmed that the dog together with other stray dogs on the campus had been killed, saying that they were a potential danger to the teachers and students.
The spokesman said: 'We cannot tolerate strays on the campus as they make a mess and also pose a risk that they might bite someone, which ultimately means it's our responsibility.'
Another student at the University, Xiao Wang, 23, added: 'It wasn't necessary to kill Casper, he would sit all day long in classes so he was hardly a threat to anyone.
'They were just embarrassed that he made them look unprofessional. But actually I think having a pet in the class is actually progressive and forward-thinking. Many people are very sad.'
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