In case you might think people can't get any stupider and crueler...

you're wrong

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"Mystery boxes" in China discovered to have suffocating puppies and kittens inside Shopping sites in China are being accused of animal cruelty for allegedly shipping "mystery boxes" to customers containing live puppies and kittens. According to local reports, many of the animals suffer significant harm in transit. Chengdu Love Home Animal Rescue Center shared on Weibo that it found 160 crates containing cats and dogs in the back of a delivery truck in Chengdu earlier this week. A video from the incident features distressed animals tightly packed together in small crates, apparently lacking any food or water. The organization, which has been sharing updates on the health of the animals on Weibo all week, said it rescued "hundreds" of very frightened young puppies and kittens, many of which appeared to be struggling to breathe. They said that they disinfected, cleaned and fed them, before sending many to animal hospitals for treatment.

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The company responsible for the shipment, ZTO, apologized for the incident, adding that the manager in charge of services in the region was suspended. The company said it would improve training procedures, People's Daily Online reported.

What the goddamn **** does this have to do with "training procedures"? Anyone with a functioning brain should realize that this is cruel and stupid! You don't need training to know this!

Wait, it gets even stupider:

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The organization called for a protest of these "blind boxes," an e-commerce trend also popular in the U.S., in which consumers order boxes of items without knowing what they contain, often for very low prices. Sixth Tone said that e-commerce sites Taobao and Pinduoduo have both offered blind boxes containing many kinds of live animals, including turtles and hamsters. According to the rescue organization, many of these animals end up abandoned if customers are unhappy with their boxes. Mystery boxes for random products like shampoo and phone cases can be found on Taobao, for as little as $1.50, but many local media outlets report that the site has removed all animal-related listings. CBS News couldn't find any listings for live animals under "mystery boxes" on Taobao as of Friday.

Wait, WUT??? People were knowingly ordering mystery boxes of live animals??? And just dumping them on the streets if they didn't like what they got??? JESUS ******* MOTHER OF CHRIST ON A POGO STICK!!!

And now, the punch line:

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Police in the region reportedly told local media that there was nothing they could do. Local media reports that the demand for blind boxes remains strong.

“Forget it Jake. It’s Chinatown.”

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