Thoughts on the incident of a university student running over a stray dog

     A recent news story about a university running over a stray dog ​​has surfaced as a trending topic on Weibo. According to netizens, the incident occurred at Hubei University of Technology, where students were playing ball on the playground. A stray dog ​​appeared among the students and joined them. Initially, the dog showed no hostility, but it began chasing the students. Finally, the students sought help from the university security office to get the dog off the playground. The security office responded to the students' plea and tried various methods to drive the dog away, but it was uncooperative. Ultimately, the security office deployed a campus patrol car, which ran over the dog four times. This incident immediately attracted attention online, with many netizens expressing their opinions. Three main viewpoints emerged: One viewpoint: The university's handling of the matter was severely inappropriate; such an extreme method of treating a dog is unacceptable, especially in a university dedicated to education. Another viewpoint: The university acted out of concern for student safety; while the method was inappropriate, it is understandable. Emergency measures can be taken in such emergencies. The third viewpoint: Extreme measures should be taken against stray dogs. Dogs are, after all, animals and cannot be compared to human interests. Kindness towards dogs is tantamount to cruelty towards humans. If a dog actually killed a student, that would be truly terrible. There's no need to protect stray dogs. Following this, celebrities like Sun Li and Chen Qiaoen also expressed their opinions on the incident. Sun Li stated on Weibo that the school shouldn't have treated a stray dog ​​in such an extreme way. It's just a dog; it doesn't have human intelligence and cannot be expected to do anything human-like. Humans can only guide it reasonably. Furthermore, such an incident in a higher education institution indicates unreasonable aspects of the school's management. The school's actions have a significant impact on students. The security department's actions precisely represent the attitude and opinions of the school administrators. Using extreme methods to drive away stray dogs only has a negative impact on students. Chen Qiaoen also stated that as humans, we are higher animals and have an obligation and responsibility to protect those lower animals and should coexist peacefully with them. In the event of an emergency, we should take positive, effective, and reasonable measures, not resort to such extreme methods of crushing dogs. As human beings, we should have compassion, not in terms of high moral character, but simply in terms of basic principles and bottom lines. Given the escalating situation, the security department of Hubei University of Technology responded on Weibo, stating that the dog was large, attacked footballs, chased students, and threatened the safety of faculty and students, so they hit the dog with their patrol car. They acknowledged that their actions were inappropriate and apologized to all dog lovers. They also stated that the dog was not dead and had been properly handled. However, when a CCTV reporter inquired about the whereabouts of the "injured" dog, the university declined to comment further. Some students familiar with the situation at Hubei University of Technology stated that the dog was not taken to a shelter and had not been properly cared for. Some students even claimed that the dog was dead.

    Although the security department of Hubei University of Technology has explained and apologized for the incident on Weibo, it's clear from their statements that they haven't grasped the seriousness of the situation. While they apologized, it lacked sincerity and didn't seem to acknowledge any wrongdoing. The apology was only directed at dog lovers. However, this incident is not limited to the anger of dog lovers. This is unacceptable to most people. Because the incident occurred on a university campus and was posted on Weibo by netizens, it became a matter of national concern. The university's security department only issued this announcement under pressure from public opinion, hoping to quell the incident quickly. However, this action clearly did not gain widespread approval. Some netizens still felt the handling of the matter was too hasty, and the university's attitude too ambiguous and lacking in certainty. What people really want to see is their correct attitude and approach to the aftermath, and how they should handle similar situations in the future. Specifically, how can the university address the issue of stray dogs without harming them while ensuring student safety? In this particular case, the security department's actions harmed not only a stray dog ​​and not only dog ​​lovers, but also a group of students who are striving for excellence and studying hard, and damaged the public's perception of Hubei University of Technology. Such an extreme incident will undoubtedly have a psychological impact on the students. And the public's perception of Hubei University of Technology will inevitably decrease. If such appalling methods are used against a dog, how much more careless must they be towards students? As a department within the school, they should uphold a positive image, representing the school's stance and attitude. When faced with unexpected problems, they should take appropriate and timely measures, not resort to the most brutal and atrocious methods. Especially since they were dealing with a dog, a lower animal. Dogs, as a vulnerable group, deserve even greater protection. We humans have a responsibility and obligation to care for them, providing them with a good living environment, rather than treating them with methods that nearly kill them. While stray dogs are different from ordinary dogs, they are still animals. Treating them in this way will only make them hate humans and see them as natural enemies, thus causing greater harm to humans. Protecting them is also protecting ourselves. The video posted online clearly shows that initially, the stray dog ​​did not attack the students; they were simply playing, even treating the students as playmates. It was just playing. Although it eventually chased and attacked the students, trying to steal the ball, it did not maliciously harm them. Throughout, it was simply engrossed in the game. Remember, it is just an animal; it doesn't have the advanced intelligence of humans. Sometimes, its actions may seem harmless to itself. It didn't even know it was doing it. It was just acting on a whim. We can't compare dogs to people. Of course, when a dog chases a student, it should be stopped immediately, after all, it's a stray dog, without an owner, and might do something to harm the student. The security department should inspect the situation immediately upon receiving the news and handle the matter in the most reasonable way, taking the dog to a safe place and calming it down. If it's not possible to take the dog away smoothly, forceful measures can be taken to subdue it. But not by cruelly "killing" the dog. Such brutal and bloody methods should not appear on a university campus. This will only have a negative impact on students. As the celebrity Sun Li said, as a higher education institution dedicated to teaching and nurturing students, any action or incident should be handled carefully, not only reasonably but also humanely. Students should benefit from this incident, not be frightened or have their preconceived notions of beauty shattered. Okay. Chen Qiaoen said on Weibo that we should have compassion. They are just animals, and no matter what they did, such revenge is unforgivable. We can guide and manage them, but not harm them with cruel and inhumane methods. The school security department could have taken temporary emergency measures, or even more proactive approaches, but they didn't. They had absolutely no patience for stray dogs. They wanted to solve the problem quickly without considering the consequences. In their eyes, these were just stray dogs, without owners, no one to care for them, and even if they died, it wouldn't concern them; their job was to protect student safety. However, restoring the truth, the stray dog ​​was never aggressive or vicious; it simply came to the school out of its own way. Therefore, the security department had every reason to treat them kindly. This also sets a good example for students. Harmony should be more prevalent on university campuses. The images, especially those representing the relevant departments of the school, are alarming. Even an ordinary person with a conscience and compassion should take a positive approach to dealing with stray dogs, let alone an institution of learning and education. Even if a stray dog ​​poses a threat to student safety, it should be subdued in a reasonable manner. Treating a homeless animal with cruel violence should not occur on a university campus, much less be the behavior of university administrators. This act not only chills the hearts of students but also the hearts of people from all walks of life. If all high schools had stray dogs, and patrol cars were used to run them over to protect students, what would become of universities? What would become of society? For universities, only by taking the correct approach can the problem be resolved. The treatment of stray dogs also reflects serious negligence and dereliction of duty in the management of universities. In this matter, the management of Hubei University of Technology bears an unshirkable responsibility.

    Regarding the issue of stray dogs, let's consider a different perspective. If we were dogs, and humans treated us this way, could we still coexist peacefully? Perhaps we would retaliate in kind. Remember the movie *The Mermaid* directed by Stephen Chow? It depicts how people, for their own selfish gain, sacrificed natural resources and harmed the mermaids they shared their habitat with. To drive them away, they maliciously hunted and killed them, ultimately leading to the deaths of many mermaids and even the extinction of the mermaid family. Humans only considered their own interests, acting recklessly to satisfy their own needs, causing the tragic deaths of other creatures living in the same environment. This incident reflects human greed. We can obtain more resources and improve the lives of others, but we should not treat other living beings with such cruelty. This inhumane behavior should not belong to us humans. Instead, we should care for and cherish other living beings. The incident at Hubei University of Technology is utterly intolerable. We are human beings and should treat other animals in a more civilized manner. As Chen Qiaoen said, we should have compassion and treat stray dogs in a better way. If it were just a dog, most people would still feel affection for it because most dogs have owners, a stable living environment, and don't pose a threat to humans. However, stray dogs are abandoned; they have no stable living environment, roam freely, and may even carry many infectious diseases. This leads to human aversion and a negative attitude towards them, believing that such dogs are unacceptable. They are even seen as a threat to human homes and people's health. But we must understand that stray dogs are also human beings. They were originally raised by humans, but because humans cruelly abandoned them, they became stray dogs. If humans cared for them properly and didn't easily abandon them, stray dogs wouldn't be everywhere in society. This campus incident wouldn't have happened. We feel that stray dogs pose a threat to humans, but in fact, they are also harmed by humans to become like this. If humans had tried to raise them, they wouldn't have become homeless. So, in a true sense, it's not stray dogs that harm humans, but humans who harm stray dogs, causing them to be hated by humans and their existence to be disliked. It's truly remarkable that humanity has progressed to where we are today. We evolved from apes into humans, encountering the harsh realities of survival of the fittest along the way, but we persevered step by step. As higher animals, we should do our best to protect lower animals and build genuine friendships with them. In fact, many animals will not retaliate or act maliciously as long as humans don't harm them. Many dogs are inherently docile; for example, a small poodle almost never bites a human. Guide dogs, on the other hand, are tools for assisting the disabled, helping them overcome numerous obstacles. Even particularly aggressive dogs can be domesticated. Military dogs, for instance, even play a protective role for humans, greatly assisting us in many situations. Therefore, dogs have played a positive role in human development. Most pet dogs are also docile and lovable. With their owners' company, they are very obedient. Only stray dogs are a special case. Because they are abandoned, without owners or domestication, their temperaments tend to be more aggressive. However, as long as humans don't intentionally harm them, the situation won't be too dire. Of course, solving the stray dog ​​problem will take time and manpower. In today's society, many animals are even dangerous, such as tigers, lions, bears, and wolves. Although they are ferocious, many live in the wild. Humans generally don't come into contact with them, and some are kept in sanctuaries. Under the supervision of keepers, their temperaments are mostly less aggressive. If one day humans, for the sake of expanding their habitat, drive away or even kill all the tigers and lions in the wild, other animals may become even more afraid of humans and might even exhibit aggressive behavior. At that time, we humans may face a series of disasters. Similarly, if we take the extreme measure of killing stray dogs, the canine food chain will change. With a large number of stray dogs dying, how can they, as their companion animals, trust humans and build friendships? As highly intelligent humans, we are forced to watch them die before our eyes. Their reason for dying was simply to make human life better! Protecting and satisfying our needs in our home should not come at the expense of lower animals. We are life, and they are life too. It's just that we are more advanced than them in the course of evolution. If we hadn't evolved, we would be just like them. In today's increasingly developed society, we have every reason to let more animals build a better home with us. Our society cannot function without them; it is because of them that human society becomes more vibrant. Living in the same world, we, as fully evolved beings, have no reason to kill them under any pretext. All life is equal, without distinction of high or low, noble or base; it's simply a matter of different evolutionary stages or incomplete evolution. Humans have human rights, and animals have theirs. Their right is to survive better in an environment. We have the right to help them fulfill this small wish. Treating them kindly will lead to better human development. Conversely, killing them will inevitably bring us punishment from nature in the future.

    Several days have passed since the incident of a stray dog ​​being run over by a campus patrol car, and netizens continue to follow the story closely, with varying opinions. However, according to a poll on Weibo, over half of the netizens felt that the actions of the Hubei University of Technology's security department were highly unacceptable. Some netizens were even particularly angry and strongly criticized the university's security department. Perhaps this is just a small incident, but such incidents may not only occur at Hubei University of Technology, but also in universities across the country. The reason netizens are so focused on this incident and it has sparked such a discussion is that it is no longer an isolated case, nor simply a typical university incident, but a reflection of a broader societal issue regarding the treatment of stray animals. This incident has prompted deep reflection on the handling of stray animals, even rising to the societal level. This incident reflects not only the problems of the Hubei University of Technology's security department, but also the problems of the entire society in dealing with stray animals. A single stray dog ​​on a university campus may not cause much of a stir, but the millions of stray dogs in society may create enough ripples to make people rethink their approach to stray animals. The stray dog ​​problem has persisted in society for so many years without a reasonable solution, making it increasingly difficult to address. Overcoming this issue requires the collective effort of the entire society. The root cause of the growing number of stray dogs is the widespread practice of keeping dogs but failing to properly care for them, easily abandoning them and leading to a dramatic increase in their numbers. Some owners, tired of caring for their dogs or lacking the time, cruelly abandon them. Others neglect to treat sick dogs, allowing their conditions to worsen before finally abandoning them. Regardless of the method, abandonment is extremely reprehensible. Such abandonment severely harms public safety and the living environment, leaving more dogs homeless, causing them to hate humans and even retaliate. For example, some stray dogs severely damage the environment, causing significant disruption to people's homes. A few stray dogs may even bite humans, posing a serious threat to human health. This is not a problem that can be solved in the short term. It requires everyone's concerted efforts to build a better human environment. People from all walks of life should urge those who truly love dogs and are truly willing to keep them to continue doing so, and not abandon them for personal reasons. For those who easily abandon dogs, relevant government departments should take measures or enforcement actions to make them pay the price they deserve. For example, fines or administrative detention could be used to warn more people to love animals, care for them properly, and allow them to coexist peacefully with humans. In addition, to thoroughly solve the series of social problems caused by stray dogs, relevant departments need to strengthen the centralized management of stray dogs. More stray dogs should be gathered together for centralized care, and more stray dog ​​protection stations and shelters should be established, with professional caretakers assigned to raise them. This will allow the dogs to grow up in a good environment, reducing the threat posed by stray dogs to the environment and humans. Furthermore, relevant departments need to increase publicity and advocacy for animal protection, encouraging more people to join in animal protection efforts. This could include posting slogans in communities across the country and hanging animal protection signs at street intersections. Only when the whole society recognizes the harm that stray dogs cause and joins the ranks of dog lovers, and relevant government departments work hard to carry out publicity work, never tolerate the abandonment of animals, and increase efforts in animal protection and management to provide them with a better environment, can the stray dog ​​problem be completely solved.